DHARAMSHALA: A Canadian Parliamentarian raised concern over the critical situation in Tibet in the Parliament, encouraging the new Chinese president to hold dialogue with the leaders of the Tibetan government in exile to resolve the problem of Tibet.

Mr David Sweet, in his remarks in the House of Commons on Thursday, said: “New President Xi Jinping spoke of the earnest expectations of the people for better life in his remarks to the People’s Congress last Sunday. I would like to note that the world is watching how president Xi Jinping’s government lives by those words.”

He said the situation in Tibet is becoming increasingly desperate under the violent crackdown of the Chinese government. “Given this urgency, we sincerely encourage President Xi Jinping to meet with the leaders of the Tibetan government in exile to discuss the Dalai Lama’s Middle Way [policy] for peace, human rights and stability, and for a reasonable co-existence between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples,” Mr Sweet said. (Watch video)

David Sweet is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale. He is Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. He is also Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Tibet. This group, aligned with similar groups in other governments around the world, includes MPs and Senators from all parties in a show of support for the Tibetan people.