Kullu: The Tibetan parliament-in-Exile has called for a negotiated settlement of the Tibetan issue through dialogue with Chinese govt, while urging Beijing to address concerns over human rights, religion, culture and language in Tibet. The call was made in a solidarity resolution adopted on Monday, the fifth day of the second session of the 18th Tibetan parliament-in-exile in Dharamshala.The resolution invoked the approach advocated by Dalai Lama that the Tibetan issue should be resolved through dialogue rather than confrontation. The resolution urged Chinese govt to enter into dialogue with Tibetans to find a negotiated settlement to the longstanding issue. It also called for an end to policies that Parliament said were weakening Tibetan cultural and national identity.The Parliament specifically opposed what it described as the “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law”, saying such legislation and policies were detrimental to the preservation of Tibetan identity. The resolution also called for the release of Tibetans it said had been arbitrarily detained or imprisoned and raised particular concern over the case of the 11th Panchen Lama.It further urged an end to restrictions on the learning, use and promotion of the Tibetan language and called for protection of Tibetan religion, culture and traditions, as well as Tibet’s natural environment. The resolution also expressed solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet, and paid tribute to those who have protested against Chinese govt policies, including through self-immolation.Referring to Tibetan activist Rangzen Lobga, who recently died after self-immolating outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, the Parliament expressed condolences to his family and urged UN leaders to raise the matter with Chinese authorities.The resolution also expressed gratitude to govt and people of India for their support to Tibetan refugees and acknowledged international govts, parliaments, organisations and individuals supporting the Tibetan cause.
