Brussels: Mr Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of the European Parliament responsible for Democracy and Human Rights and Ms Kristiina Ojuland, MEP are hosting a seminar on Tibet "52 Years since the Tibetan Uprising: Common Ground for Tibet and China?" in Brussels on 16 March.
The seminar focuses on the efforts made to resolve this conflict and possible roadmaps for the future, outlining the timeline and importance of this issue. It also reflects upon the recent statement by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to retire as the political leader of the Tibetans.
Mr Kelsang Gyaltsen, one of the two Envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in conducting the Sino-Tibetan dialogue with the government of the People's Republic of China and the Acting Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Brussels will be one of the panelists of this seminar. Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen will deliver a statement on "The Course of the Negotiations between the Central Tibetan Administration and the People's Republic of China".
Vincent Metten, EU Policy Director International Campaign for Tibet, will speak on "The experience of Democracy by Tibetans in exile".
