The Tibetan Parliament delegation in Sydney
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Tibetan Parliamentarians have visited Australia to promote the cause of Tibet and appeal for support, and to discuss ways to foster Sino-Tibetan harmony. They met members of Tibet support groups and members of the Tibetan community in Australia, as well as Chinese scholars who said that the protection of Tibetan culture and religion would benefit not only Tibetans but the whole world.
Speaking to the Tibetan community, the Parliamentarians promoted the Middle-Way Approach. During their talks with Chinese scholars, they discussed historical relations between Tibet and China, and the importance of the major rivers which originate in Tibet and affect billions of people across Asia. Leng Mei, President of the Tibetan-Chinese Friendship Association, apologised for the atrocities inflicted on the Tibetan people by Chinese communists. He and the other Chinese participants expressed support for the Middle-Way Approach and said that there is a need to raise the Chinese people’s awareness of this policy.
The visit took place on August 23-24. The six-member delegation was led by Penpa Tsering, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and included Parliamentarians Thupten Lungrig, Geshe Namdak Tsukphue and Sonam Gyaltsen. The visit was organised by The Office of Tibet in Australia.
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