Exile Tibetan Administration Encouraged by Parliament of Terentino-South Tyrol
Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 14:36
Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) yesterday hailed the motion on Tibet passed recently by the Regional Parliament of Terentino-South Tyrol, Italy, as “an expression of international support for the non-violent struggle of the Tibetan people for greater freedom and restoration of human rights in Tibet”.
Acknowledging receipt of a copy of the motion, in a communication to the president of the parliament, Dr. Mario Magnai, Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche further says that the re-establishment of contacts between the Chinese authorities and Dharamshala is realised largely because of international support.
Reiterating the position of the CTA, Kalon Tripa also says that his administration is making “sincere attempts to ensure that these contacts grow into serious negotiations that will resolve the issue of Tibet peacefully on the basis of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Middle-Way Approach of not seeking independence for Tibet but for the whole of Tibet to operate as one administrative unit within a prosperous People’s Republic of China.”
The regional parliament of the autonomous Terentino-South Tyrol passed a motion on Tibet by majority votes on 5 July.
The motion urges the Office of Presidency and the Regional Government to: