Brussels: Ahead of Chinese President Xi’s visit to Paris, Senator Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio, President of the French Parliamentary group for Tibet addressed an open letter to President Macron urging him to raise Tibet with his Chinese counterpart.
In the letter, co-signed by 13 other Senators, Senator Eustache-Brinio highlights the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet under President Xi, underscores Tibet’s geopolitical and ecological importance. She further stresses that in the face of the many ongoing conflicts in the region, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet is more relevant than ever before.
“Therefore, the resumption of dialogue and respect for the rights of the Tibetan people must be at the heart of France’s strategy towards China”, say the Senators.
President Xi Jinping arrived in Paris on Sunday, 5 May, and is scheduled to meet President Macron and President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission today.
The full letter in French can be read here.
-Report filed by OoT Brussels