Members of Parliament around the World Gather in Rome to find a solution to the Tibet issue.
Peter Terpstra
the Tibet issue
Thursday, 19 November 2009 18:10 Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa.
Representative of H.H the Dalai Lama, The Swiss Tibet Bureau.
Rome, 19 November: Yesterday, Matteo Mecacci, the President of the Italian
Parliamentary Inter-Group for Tibet, Gianni Vernetti, the Vice-President of
the Italian Parliamentary Group for Tibet and the former under secretary of
State of the Italian government, and Gianni Alemanno, the Mayor of Rome,
welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama and around 200 parliamentarians from
around the world to participate in the 5th World Parliamentarians' Convention
on Tibet.
Matteo Macacci said, "I welcome you to the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian
Parliament on the occasion of the 5th World Parliamentarians' Convention on
Tibet. I am doing this because in the past, the Italian Parliament expressed
full support for the Tibetan people's struggle for human rights. Human rights
are inalienable rights of all people. As we say in Italy, if constant and
consistent, a drop of water can dig a hole in a stone."
Gianni Vernetti in his address said, "This conference is made possible because
there is an extraordinary institution, the Tibetan Parliament in exile. I have
been to Dharamsala twice. I saw its functioning. The Tibetan people have
chosen the ballot over bullets. Tibetans have been able to achieve this
because of India, perhaps the greatest democracy in the world. Because of
this, the Tibetans have achieved what they have achieved in exile. This is to
inform you that the Italian Parliament has passed several resolutions on Tibet
in the last 10 years and supported the Middle-Way Approach of His Holiness the
Dalai Lama."
In his address, Penpa Tsering, the speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile,
said, "There are 200 participants from 29 countries, including members of the
Italian Parliament. I see that the number of participants has risen. The
Chinese government has put pressure on individual members of parliaments
around the world to stop them from attending this convention. This is not a
meeting of anti-Chinese forces. It is a meeting of peace and how the issue of
Tibet could be resolved peacefully. We look forward to an action-oriented
conference."
In response, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, "At a time when we are passing
through a difficult period, there are many people who show concern and express
the willingness to do something. I appreciate the efforts of all people who
come here to discuss ways and means to discuss the Tibet problem. "Yesterday,
I visited two autonomous regions in Italy. These autonomous regions have full
freedom but yet remain within Italy. The Chinese constitution provides certain
freedoms. If these freedoms are fully implemented, then conditions will
improve."
His Holiness the Dalai Lama also explained, "We have two hands. Our right hand
is always there to reach out to the Chinese government. Then there is our left
hand. There are many people who want to help. To them, we extend our left
hand."
He added, "I have nothing to personally ask of the Chinese government. Even
the continued existence of the institution of the Dalai Lama must be decided
by the Tibetan people. The issue of Tibet is the issue of the six million
Tibetans. Whether the Chinese government likes it or not, there is a problem
in Tibet. If the CCP reduces censorship, things can be solved. If things
become transparent, there will be less problems."
Later in the day, His Holiness the Dalai Lama at a press conference explained
his three commitments: promotion of human values, inter-faith harmony, and
resolving the Tibetan issue. After this short presentation, he fielded
questions from the members of the international media.
At the plenary session, there was a recorded message screened from Vaclav
Havel, the first president of Czechoslovakia and later of the Czech Republic.
Richard Gere, the Hollywood actor and an important friend of Tibet and His
Holiness the Dalai Lama, read out a message of support from Nancy Pelosi, the
speaker of the US Congress. This will be uploaded later on this web site.
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