The Dharamshala-based Tibetan parliament-in-exile, during its ongoing session, has adopted a resolution urging the Chinese government to address the Sino-Tibetan conflict through dialogue.
The resolution, while expressing solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet, also calls for the protection of their human rights and cultural identity. “On the broader Tibetan issue, the resolution calls for a negotiated settlement between Tibetans and the Chinese government. It invokes the approach advocated by the Dalai Lama, stating that the conflict should be resolved through dialogue. The resolution sought to promote the use of the Tibetan language, without mixing it with other languages, by the leaders, officials, and staff of the central Tibetan administration in carrying out their official duties.
The second session of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, began on September 16 and is scheduled to end on September 25.
The resolution states that Tibetans inside Tibet have endured decades of brutal and oppressive repression on their religious and national identity and pays tribute to Tibetans who have protested against Chinese government policies, including those who have undertaken self-immolation, and commends what it describes as their courage and sacrifice, according to the government-in-exile. At the same time, it rejects legislation and policies such as the so-called ‘Ethnic Unity and Progress Law’, which it says are aimed at weakening Tibetan cultural and national identity,” says the government-in-exile.
Earlier, on the third day of the session, a private member’s resolution was also adopted by the house.
