[HIGHLIGHTS] Dalai Lama says he regrets incident with boy pilgrim

The Dalai Lama XIV expressed regret over the video, which recorded the incident with the boy pilgrim. "His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as to numerous friends around the world, for the pain that his words may have caused," the statement said.

The press office attributed the Dalai Lama's behavior to his love of "often innocently and playfully teasing people" The Dalai Lama called for the spread of the "spirit of the European Union" in 2017.