European Union’s Top Lawmaker Supports Resumption of Talk on Tibet[Thursday, 7 October 2010, 9:07 a.m.]
Brussels: As
leaders from the European Union and China met for the 13th EU-China
summit in Brussels on 6 October, the vice president of the European
Parliament called for the immediate resumption of talks between the
Chinese leadership and His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s envoys towards
resolving the issue of Tibet.“On Tibet, McMillan-Scott
encourages China to resume talks with the Dalai Lama’s representatives
immediately and EU High Representative Baroness Ashton to meet with the
Dalai Lama, leading to the establishment of an EU Special
Representative to Tibet,” said Mr Edward McMillan-Scott, EP vice
president for human rights and democracy, in a press release issued on
6 October.The EP vice president also expresses hope that the
UK’s coalition government will revoke the Labour administration’s de
facto recognition of China’s sovereignty over Tibet.Also read:Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan PeopleNote on Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People
