German Parliament Hosts Meeting of Tibet Group Discussion

Members of the Mr. Holger Haibach, Christian Democratic Party – Co-Chair of the Tibet Discussion Group of the German Bundestag (first first left). From right: Kai Müller (Managing Director International Campaign for Tibet Germany), Tseten S Chhoekyapa (Representative of the Dalai Lama in Geneva), Mr. Volker Beck MP, Chief Whip of the  Green Party and Spokesman for human rights of the Green Party and Mr. Manuel Sarrazin, MP, Vice-Chairman of the Tibetan discussion group of the German Bundestag)

Berlin: The first meeting of the Tibet Discussion Group in the German Parliament was held on 16 March in Berlin. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Representative Mr. Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa was the guest during the meeting. The meeting was held inside the German Parliament building.

Over 6 German Members of Parliament attended the meeting with staffers from other MPs. Due to German Parliament's budget session many MPs were not able to attend the meeting. The new German Parliament was elected last September.

Mr. Chhoekyapa informed the about the letter from the Mr. Penpa Tsering, the Speaker of the Assmebly of Tibetan People’s Deputies addressed to the four Co-chairs of the group.

The Tibet Discussion Group is a bi-partisan group.  The four Co-Chairs are from the two governing Parties - Mr. Holger Haibach, Christian Democratic Party and Mr. Harald Leibrecht, Free Democratic Party and opposition parties, Mr. Johannes Pflug, Social Democratic Party and Mr. Manuel Sarrazin, Green Party.

source tibet.net