Tibetan envoys to remain silent on talks before ‘Special Meeting’
Tibetan envoys are not to make any statement on the outcome of the eighth round of talks with Chinese leadership before the proposed “Special Meeting” to be held later this month, according to a statement issued Thursday
Statement of Special Envoy Kasur Lodi Gyari 8th round of talks
Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen and I, accompanied by senior aides Sonam N. Dagpo and Bhuchung K. Tsering, both members of the Task Force on Sino-Tibetan Negotiations, and Kalsang Tsering from the Secretariat of the Task Force, visited China from
8th Round of Talks
Special Envoy Kasur Lodi Gyari (L) meeting Vice Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Minister of the Central United Front Work Department Du Qinglin on November 4, 2008 in Beijing. Envoys of the Dalai Lama ended two days of talks Wednesday with Chinese officials on the future of Tibet. The envoys say they have been advised not to make statements on the outcome of the talks before the ‘Special Meeting’ to be held later this month. (Phayul/Photo – CTA)
China rejects ‘semi-independence’ for Tibet: state media
A SENIOR Chinese official told envoys of the Dalai Lama during talks in Beijing this week that any type of independence for Tibet was not an option, even ‘semi-independence”, state media said on Thursday.
Tibetan leaders congratulate Obama’s historic victory
Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Prime Minister Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche and Parliament Speaker Karma Chophel have sent letters to congratulate Barack Obama on his historic win
Inter School Dialectic Contest Held
The second Inter Tibetan School dialectics competition was held at the Tsering Dolma auditorium of Tibetan Homes Foundation, Mussoorie. This contest is a follow up of the first ever such contest held in October 2005 organized by Tibetan Homes Foundation
China Court Sends Five Tibetans to Jail
Five Tibetans were given lengthy prison sentences ranging from 3 -10 years’ imprisonment by the Kardze Intermediate People’s Court in Dartsedo. The Tibetans were charged with offenses