April 11th, 2010 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama offered his condolences to the people of Poland for the loss of President Kaczynski, and all the others who died in a tragic air crash in a letter to the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sent on April 10th, 2010.
His Holiness recalled having been privileged to meet the President when he visited Poland and expressed his admiration for the late President's dedication to the cause of freedom, democracy and human rights.