Dear Tibet supporters
I forward below a press release from the IPU's Friendship Group on Tibet
that met last weekend during the 97th Inter-Parliamentary Conference in
Seoul.
Anders H. Andersen
Tibet Support Committee, Denmark
anders@cybernet.dk
Press Release
"The Friendship Group on Tibet, consisting of Parliamentarians, submitted
to the 12+ Group at the 97th Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Seoul on
10-15 April, 1997,
Deeply concerned about the violations of Human Rights of the Tibetan people
and recognizing their right to preserve their cultural and religious
identity,
Emphasises the willingness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to accept Tibet
as part of China so long as genuine self-governance for the Tibetan people
is guaranteed,
Supports the efforts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people
to solve the Tibetan problem non-violently, including urging the Chinese
Authorities to meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama without preconditions
and at a neutral site,
Appeals to the Chinese Authorities to release from custody the 11th
reincarnation of the Panchen Lama: this boy is 8 years old and the youngest
known political prisoner in the world; he was chosen by His Holiness the
Dalai Lama from exile and then replaced by the Chinese Government with
another boy".
Signed by:
Henning Gjellerod, MP, Denmark
Matt Robson, MP, New Zealand
Zoltan Rockenbauer, MP, Hungary
Jacque Lefevre, MP, Belgium
Jan van Erps, MP, Belgium
Claude Huriet, MP, France
Sheila Finestone, MP, Canada
Ushi Eid, MP, Germany
Zdenek Babka, Senator, Czeck Republic
Andrius Kubilius, MP, Lithuania
