Ughyen Thinley Dorje, popularly regarded as the 17th Karmapa, told Radio Free Asia during an interview while travelling in USA on April 15, 2015, that  he had "complete belief and trust in the future decision" on a successor that may be made by the 79-year-old Dalai Lama. He said “In Tibetan traditions, we don’t talk much about the reincarnation of a living master. However, now many questions are being generated. In my view, it is only the Dalai Lama himself who should decide about his future reincarnation. So I am confident and have full trust in his decision. There are many presumptive statements and guess works, but I am not worried."