Ottawa: Canada’s Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade has invited President Dr. Lobsang Sangay to participate in the committee’s hearing on Tibet on 6 June. Officials from the Global Affairs Canada will also testify before the committee on Tibet related issues.

The hearing was proposed by Senator Thanh Hai Ngo who, earlier this year, introduced a motion on Tibet in the Senate Chamber calling for Canada’s support to the genuine autonomy in Tibet. The motion also calls for the People’s Republic of China to: renew the Sino-Tibet dialogue, respect linguistics and religious rights of the Tibetan people, immediate release of all Tibetan political prisoners, and reciprocal access to Tibet.

The same committee hosted Dr. Lobsang Sangay, President of Central Tibetan Administration, last year where he spoke on strategic importance of Tibet for China in terms of geopolitical and environmental advantage, and also highlighted key issues concerning religion, language and cultural rights in Tibet.

-Filed by Canada Tibet Committee