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Opening the sixth session of the 15th parliament in Dharamshala, India.
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The Kashag has reaffirmed its commitment to pursue the Middle-Way Approach (MWA), describing it as the only way forward to resolve the issue of Tibet, and as a source of growing global support. The discussion took place on the second day of the 6th session of the 15th Tibetan Parliament in Exile.

“In view of changing situation in Tibet and the world, the Kashag clearly recognises the Middle-Way Approach as the only solution to resolve the problem of Tibet. The growing spotlight on Tibet and support from the international community have resulted from our [Tibetans’] pursuit of Middle-Way approach in the interest of both Chinese and Tibetan peoples,” said Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, reiterating that the Middle-Way Approach, as envisioned by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, was democratically approved by the Tibetan Parliament after thorough deliberation by the Tibetan people.
Sikyong added that US President Barack Obama has expressed his strong support for the Middle-Way Approach and that both the European Parliament and the US Senate have passed resolutions on Tibet earlier this year supporting MWA.

At the third General meeting of the Tibetan People’s Movement for Middle Way, a group formed by some local politicians in support of the MWA policy, former Kalon Tripa (Tibetan Prime Minister) Professor Samdhong Rinpoche said that Rangzen (independence) advocates are not “anti-Dalai Lama”. “His Holiness the Dalai Lama has proposed the Middle Way Approach [which] has been adopted democratically by Tibetans. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has never imposed this policy on Tibetans”, he said.

“Currently both the MWA and Rangzen advocates’ mission is same, that is to solve the critical situation inside Tibet and put an effort to change the Chinese hard-line policies on Tibetans inside Tibet”, said Rinpoche, noting that different political stands can exist in a democratic society.

Thupten Samphel during the conclusion of 26th Task force on Negotiation
photo: voatibetanenglish.com

At the Task Force on Sino-Tibetan negotiations (TFN), the Director of the Tibet Policy Institute and the spokesperson for the TFN, Thubten Samphel, said that clear strategies were discussed on the way forward for the peaceful resolution of the Tibetan issue through dialogue between envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and representatives of the new Chinese leadership. He also conveyed Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay’s reiteration of “the Central Tibetan Administration’s firm commitment to the Middle Way Approach”.

His Holiness, at his recent teaching session in Dharamsala, said “I am not seeking independence. The world knows that.”