European Parliament
Adopts Resolution in Support of Tibetan Language
Adopts Resolution in Support of Tibetan Language
[Thursday, 25 November 2010, 10:49 p.m.]
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| MEPs voting in Strasbourg |
DHARAMSHALA: Condemning
the use of Chinese government plan to make Chinese as main medium of
instruction in Tibet, the European Parliament on Thursday adopted a
resolution in support of a language policy in which all subjects can be
taught in the Tibetan language.
The resolution was passed during
a plenary session on EP’s urgent debate on Tibet, titled “plans to make
Chinese the main language of instruction ” in Strasbourg.
a plenary session on EP’s urgent debate on Tibet, titled “plans to make
Chinese the main language of instruction ” in Strasbourg.
“In a resolution on Tibet, MEPs
urge the Chinese authorities to support a genuine bilingual language
policy, in which all subjects can be taught in the Tibetan
language. They condemn the “increased crackdown on the exercise of
cultural, linguistic, religious and other fundamental freedoms” of the
six million Tibetan people as well as the Chinese authorities’ plan to
make Chinese the main language of instruction in Tibet,” said a press
release issued by the European Parliament.
urge the Chinese authorities to support a genuine bilingual language
policy, in which all subjects can be taught in the Tibetan
language. They condemn the “increased crackdown on the exercise of
cultural, linguistic, religious and other fundamental freedoms” of the
six million Tibetan people as well as the Chinese authorities’ plan to
make Chinese the main language of instruction in Tibet,” said a press
release issued by the European Parliament.
“[European] Parliament deplores
the often discriminatory treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in
China and asks the European Commission to report on the use made
by China of the €1 million fund requested in 2009 to support Tibetan
civil society,” it said.
the often discriminatory treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in
China and asks the European Commission to report on the use made
by China of the €1 million fund requested in 2009 to support Tibetan
civil society,” it said.
In a separate resolution on
Burma, the European Parliament welcomes the recent release of
Burmese democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Burma, the European Parliament welcomes the recent release of
Burmese democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
