An Inter-parliamentary Group for Tibet was officially established in the Federal Belgian Parliament on Wednesday, 17th November 2004 comprising members from all the major national political parties. To this effect an official inauguration function was arranged in the Parliament in the presence of Representative from the Office of Tibet, Brussels. In his press brief Mr. Walter Muls, Chairman of the group, described the primary goals of the group is to promote broader international recognition to the Tibetan problem specially aimed;

1. to improve the respect for the human rights in Tibet;
   
2. to draw the attention to the unresolved issue of Tibet in the dialogue between the European countries and China;
   
3. together with other inter-parliamentary Tibet Groups in the European countries and the EP Tibet Intergroup to support creation of the position of a "Coordinator for Tibetan issue" in the EU which would actively encourage the dialogue between His Holiness the Dalai Lama or his representatives with People's Republic of China;
   
4. to urge the EU and the member state governments to use the present contacts between the EU and the Chinese government as means to encourage the PRC leadership to strive further its contacts with representatives of the Dalai lama in order to promote a rapid and lasting peaceful solution to the Tibetan problem.

He further said "the Inter-parliamentary Group for Tibet intends to thoroughly address the Tibetan problem and place its suggestions on the agenda of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Through such efforts, the Belgian Government can together with the European countries and the EU take further steps in supporting Tibetan people's self-determination and the recognition to the Tibetan Government in-exile as the singular and legitimate representative of the Tibetan people".

On behalf of the Office of Tibet, Mr. Migyur Dorjee thanked members for their support and described the political goals set by the group are in line with the wishes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people. He further said in the light of serious problem of terrorism and political violence confronted on the daily basis the parliamentarians support to the non-violence and peaceful struggle of the Tibetan people would set an example to others to follow. As token of the Tibetan people's appreciation Mr. Dorjee offered silk scarf to each members of the group. The inauguration function ended with a reception hosted by the Office of Tibet to the new members of the group, guests and media people present.

The launching function was attended by the representatives from the Belgian Tibetan community and the Belgian Tibet Support Group as special invitees to this occasion.