DHARAMSHALA: Speaker Penpa Tsering of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile today congratulated Mr. Justin Trudeau, the new prime minister-elect of Canada.

“On behalf of all the Tibetan people, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile wishes to congratulate you and your party for the victory in the recent election. It’s great to see you in the footstep of your late father on the same position and we hope you will take your country to a higher level,” he said.

“We have been very appreciative of your party’s support for the cause of Tibet and for His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” the Speaker added.

“We also express our sincere gratitude for the government and the people of Canada for their support towards Tibetan people by rendering immigration facilities for the Tibetans living in Arunachal Pradesh, India.”

“We wish you all the success in your endeavours and hope you will continue to play a pro-active role in reducing the current grave situation inside Tibet and in finding a lasting solution to the issue of Tibet based on the mutually beneficial Middle Way Approach of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Administration-in-Exile,” he wrote.