“We appeal to the international community to stand firmly by Tibetan’s people at this time and to appeal to China to give free access for journalists and diplomats from around the world to visit Tibet to assess the actual condition there,” said Mr Penpa Tsering, Speaker of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. Dignitaries who attended the conference include Mr André Gattolin, Senator of the French Parliament, Mr Matteo Mecacci and Mr Gianni Vernetti, former presidents of the Intergroup Italian Parliamentary for Tibet, Mrs Mariacristina Spinosa, councilor for the City of Turin and Mr Bruno Mellano of the Radical Adelaide Aglietta. Tibetan officials present at the conference were Ven. Thubten Wangchen, member of the Tibetan Parliament in exile from Europe, Mr Kalsang Gyaltsen, Special envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Europe, Mr Nyima Dhondup, president of the Tibetan community in Italy.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:41:54 +0000