World Tibet Network News Saturday, April 25, 1998

April 24, 1998 / 24 avril, 1998

We want to express our admiration at your courage and peaceful determination. The six of you, like your great leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, have demonstrated the power of patience, non-violence and compassion. These are traits that are rarely seen these days. We have been following the media reports and have been told of the support you have received in your time of need, and thus we the Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet want to send you this message.

We are in solidarity with your struggle. We support your demands to the United Nations for a dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama and we want to assure you that we will continue to pressure our government to encourage a dialogue. We are sending you our prayers for good helath and long life.

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Nous desirons exprimer notre admiration pour le courage et la determination demontres par les six Tibetains qui, actuellement, font la greve de la faim au Jantar Mantar Park de New Delhi. Comme sa Saintete le Dalai Lama, ils demontrent le pouvoir de la patience et de la non-violence. Ces sont des valeurs rares de nos jours.

Nous sommes solidaires de leur combat et supportons la demande deposee devant les Nations Unies pour qu'un dialogue soit etabli entre la Chine et le Dalai Lama. Nous continuerons a faire pression aupres de notre gouvernement afin que ce dernier appui cette initiative.

SENATORS OF CANADA / SENATEURS DU CANADA

The Honourable Senator Raynell Andreychuk

The Honourable Senator Norman K. Atkins

The Honourable Senator Consiglio Di Nino

The Honourable Senator Ronald D. Ghitter

The Honourable Senator Donald H. Oliver

The Honourable Senator Mira Spivak

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT / DEPUTES DE LA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES

Mr. Chris Axworthy

M. Rene Canuel

Mr. Peter Milliken

Mme. Pauline Picard

Mr. Svend Robinson

Mr. Peter Stoffer