To the kind attention of Mrs Maria Martens

Member of the European Parliament

Brussels, June 6, 2000

Dear Maria,

It was really a nice surprise to discover that you are also member of the Tibet Intergroup.

As you probably know the intergroup have now the support of three polical groups and is officially recognized.

On this issue, I think together with many Tibetan friends and friends of Tibet that we have to "invent" something new in order to strenghten the pressure on the chinese authorities, trying to introduce a sorte of agenda in the struggle for the freedom of Tibet and for obtaining direct negociations between the chinese authorities and the tibetan government in exile. This proposal received also a large support during the last international conference of the Tibet Support groups in Berlin last month.

It is with this purpose that I have proposed during the last intergroup meeting in Strasbourg to table a resolution on Tibet during next July plenary session. This idea was accepted by the intergroup and it was agreed that I would prepare a proposal. I'm pleased to send it you.

Friendly yours,

Olivier Dupuis