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Nov 3, 2008 | In Featured | Print
Tibet Information Office thanks The Beats That Give Back: Music Festival on 22 November 2008 in Sydney to help Tibetan Refugees in Dharamsala and appeals to public to kindly participate and support the Festival. TIO also wishes the Festival every success.
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Oct 30, 2008 | In Featured | Print
Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s envoys Kasur Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen, accompanied by three senior assistants are arriving in Beijing for the 8th round of talks with the representatives of the Chinese leadership.
The Envoys will be in Beijing as a follow-up of the 7th round of talks.
They will be there for about a week.
The Envoys had their final briefing from Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, Kalon Tripa, in New Delhi.
Oct 29, 2008 | In Featured | Print
During celebrations of the 48th founding anniversary of the Tibetan Children’s Village on 25 October here in Dharamsala, His Holiness the Dalai Lama made some remarks on the issue of Tibet that are now being quoted out of context in some media reports. Consequently, to clarify the situation we are issuing the gist of His Holiness’ remarks below as well as a separate translation of a transcript of what he really said.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that Tibetans have long been pursuing a path to find a solution to the issue of Tibet that would be mutually acceptable to Tibetans and Chinese. This has received widespread appreciation from the international community, several governments included. More importantly, it has gained the support of many Chinese intellectuals.
His Holiness went on to say that, unfortunately, the Chinese leadership has so far not responded positively to our overtures and does not seem interested in addressing the issue in a realistic way. Beginning in March this year, a series of protests and demonstrations erupted in Lhasa and in many other traditional Tibetan areas. These were clearly a spontaneous expression of the Tibetan people’s deep-seated resentment and dissatisfaction over more than five decades of repressive Chinese communist rule.
Since the Chinese Government has accused His Holiness of orchestrating these protests in Tibet, he called for a thorough investigation to examine these allegations, even offering access to Central Tibetan Administration files and records here in India. So far, this offer has not been taken up, but the situation in Tibet becomes graver by the day. Therefore, His Holiness said that it is difficult for him to continue to shoulder such a heavy responsibility when the present Chinese leadership does not seem to appreciate simple truth, reason and common sense. In the absence of any positive reciprocal response from the Chinese leadership, His Holiness feels that if he cannot help find a solution, he would rather not hinder it in any way. His Holiness feels that he cannot afford to pretend that his persistent efforts to find a mutually satisfactory solution to the Tibetan problem are bearing fruit.
Therefore, on 11 September His Holiness called a special meeting of Tibetans from all parts of our community in exile to engage in wide-ranging discussions with the aim of identifying realistic and non-violent options for the future course of our struggle. His Holiness concluded that when all is said and done it is for the Tibetan people themselves to decide about their collective future.
Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dharamsala
28 October 2008
Oct 27, 2008 | In Featured | Print
Geneva: The Swiss foreign minister said the preservation of the Tibetan religion, culture and language is a major concern of the Tibetan people, and they hope that it will be the subject of discussions with the prospect of concrete results.
“Switzerland has been consistently insisting that for a peaceful and sustainable solution of the problems in Tibet it is inevitable to get into a dialogue with the Tibetan community and its representatives,” said Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, during her talk on “China and Europe: Learning from Each Other” on 19 September.
“The new round of talks between the envoys of the spiritual head of the Tibetans and Chinese government officials, envisaged for October this year, meets with our full support,” said Calmy-Rey.
“In our view, the preservation of the Tibetan religion, culture and language is a major concern of the Tibetan people, and we now hope that it will be the subject of discussions with the prospect of concrete results,” Calmy-Rey added.
Oct 24, 2008 | In Featured | Print
Norway’s deputy foreign minister is leading one of the largest delegations ever to visit China for discussions on human rights. He’ll visit Tibet this weekend as well, but Chinese officials won’t let any Norwegian journalists accompany him.
Oslo, Norway: “I’m very sorry about that,” Raymond Johansen of the Foreign Ministry told newspaper Aftenposten. Johansen was only allowed to visit Tibet himself if he agreed to travel without a Norwegian press corps.
He did so, because he feels it’s important to get an impression of the situation in Tibet that he didn’t want to cancel the trip. Johansen said he also felt it was important to demonstrate to the Chinese officials that Norway remains highly interested in Tibet.
He said he tried several times to get the Chinese to change their minds and allow journalists to accompany him, but was turned down. Johansen never was given a reason as to why reporters aren’t being allowed with him into Tibet.
Around 40 Norwegian politicians, civil servants and experts on China are in the delegation that will be discussing human rights in Beijing next week. The annual “round-table” discussion will take place October 30-31.
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