Four members of the Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet, led by its President Mr. Mario Fehr, are visiting Dharamsala for three days from March 26 to 28, 2003 at the invitation of the Assembly of the Tibetan People’s Deputies (Tibetan Parliament in Exile), Dharamsala, India. The Parliamentary delegation members are Mr. Mario Fehr, Mr. Fabio Pedrina, Ms Kathy Riklin and Ms Maya Graf.
They are being joined by representatives of the Swiss Tibet Friendship Association (Ms Ruth Gonseth, former MP and Mr. Christian Ruch), Ms Nima Changten, Vice President of the Tibetan community in Switzerland and Lichtenstein, and Mr Tenzin D. Sewo, President, Tibetan Youth Association in Europe.
Mr. Sangling Tsering Dorjee, a Tibetan MP from Europe, and Mr. Bhugyal from the Tibet Bureau, Geneva, will accompany the delegation. Mr. Dorjee is already in Dharamsala attending the two-week Assembly session that began its proceedings on Monday, 17 March.
In Dharamsala, the delegation’s programs include meetings with Tibetan officials, visits to the Parliament in session, to various Tibetan Institutions, followed by an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The delegation is looking forward to the visit during which they will have a first hand understanding of the Tibetan situation and the workings of its democratic institutions in exile.
Chhime R. Chhoekyapa
Representative of H H The Dalai Lama
