Czech Republic Supports Effective Dialogue on Tibet
Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 4:31 p.m.
Geneva: The Chamber of
Deputies of the Czech Parliament passed a resolution supporting for an
effective continuation of the dialogue between envoys of His Holiness
the Dalai Lama and the government of the People’s Republic of China.
Czech Republic’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomás Pojar/File Photo: Czech Embassy |
“The solution of the situation in Tibet should come out
of the conclusion of that dialogue. Such a political solution of the
rights of the Tibetan people that would reflect interests and wishes of
the Tibetans and their cultural and religious identity,” declared the
resolution passed during a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee on
19 March.
The resolution was recommended by the committee meeting chaired
by Martin Bursik, vice-premier and minister of environment, Tomás
Pojar, first-minister of foreign affairs and Katerina Jacques, member
of Parliament and rapporteur on Tibet.
The deputies request the government of the People’s Republic of
China to enable access to representatives of the United Nations and
world media to Tibet.
They appealed to the Chinese government to allow members of the
Red Cross to help Tibetans injured during the peaceful demonstrations
in Tibet.
The Chamber of Deputies – due to the tragic experiences with
political trials in Czechoslovakia and after the rehabilitation of
Czech political prisoners in the ’90s of the last century – insists on
the release and rehabilitation of all citizens who were punished for
claiming their political opinions or religious belief and for realising
their inalienable rights.
The deputies appeal to all its representatives to actively
defend human rights of the people of China and Tibet Autonomous Region
during all international proceedings.
-Report filed by the Office of Tibet, Geneva