Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Ngawang Sangdrol arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 6, 2003 for medical treatment at the invitation of the Swiss government. She was received at the airport by representatives of the Swiss Government and the Tibet Bureau in Geneva. Tibetan organizations in Switzerland have welcomed Sangdrol’s arrival there.
Sangdrol had arrived in the United States on March 28, 2003 from Beijing and had been undergoing medical examination in the Washington, D.C. area.
Mr. Bhugyal from the Tibet Bureau in Geneva (seen talking to Sangdrol in the photo) was among those present at Zurich airport to receive Sangdrol.