BONN, Aug 28 (AFP) - Seven German members of parliament will travel to Tibet next Tuesday to urge the Chinese government to respect human rights in Tibet, a member of the delegation said Thursday.

Liberal FDP party member Irmgard Schwaetzer told the Deutsche Welle radio station that the delegation would not question China's sovereignty over Tibet during their eight-day visit.

"But we maintain that the serious human rights violations in Tibet must stop," he stressed.

The Bundestag (lower chamber of parliament) sparked a diplomatic crisis between Germany and China in June last year when it adopted a resolution criticising Chinese human rights abuses in Tibet.

Beijing rejected the accusations and promptly cancelled a visit by German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel to China, which was due to take place shortly thereafter, as well as a visit of German deputies.

Another member of the delegation, Social Democrat Volker Neumann, told Deutsche Welle that the deputies also would like to visit a monastery and a prison on top of their official programme, which has been organised by the Chinese authorities.

The group also intends to submit to the authorities a list of 15 Chinese prisoners considered to be political prisoners by the human rights group Amnesty International.