NEW DELHI: As resolved during the standing committee meeting of the Tibetan Parliament, a delegation of the Tibetan Parliament is currently in New Delhi from 25 July to meet leaders of the Indian government and members of the Indian parliament.

The parliamentary delegation is comprised of Ms Dolma Tsering and Mr Lobsang Choejor, and is led by Ven Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile.

The delegation met Indian lawmakers from both houses of the parliament and apprised them about the current situation inside Tibet, the wave of Tibetan self-immolation protests and the state-sponsored environmental destruction taking place inside Tibet.

The delegation also urged the Indian leaders to pass a resolution in the Indian parliament in support of the Middle Way Approach urging the Chinese Government to resume dialogue with the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration. They further urged the Indian Government to make Tibet issue a priority in India-China relationship and make India’s position on Tibet more pronounced.

In the last three days from 26 to 28 July, the delegation met with five Union Cabinet Ministers and 29 parliamentarians from eight different political parties. The delegation also met top police officers of the city and scholars and political commentators.