Henri Malosse travelled to Dharamsala and was in the headquarters of the Tibetan government in exile. It's the first EU visit ever
by Emiliano Biaggio
The president of the European economic and social committee (EESC), Henri Malosse, met with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala (India) marking an historic day for Tibet. It's the first time a president of one of the EU institutions paid visit to the spiritual leader of Tibetans. EESC is an advisory body of the EU established in 1957 in order to unite different economic interest groups and developing dialogue in Europe. Since 1959, year in which the Dalai Lama fled to India to escape from People's Republic of China repression, no EU institution president went to Dharamsala. Malosse's official visit has been welcomed very positively, and Tibetans hope it could re-launch the dialogue with the Chinese authorities. The 14th Dalai Lama never claimed independence: on the contrary, he has always sponsored the so called "Middle way approach", asking for real autonomy within Chinese state. Chinese leaders have always boycotted both dialogue and the Dalai Lama, affirming the latter secretly work to destabilize the country. «the "Middle Way Approach" does not mean a claim for independence but actually a genuine autonomy for Tibet», reiterated the Dalai Lama during his meeting with Malosse. Dharamsala government in exile didn't change: as the Dalai Lama underlined, with China the economic development of Tibet could grow rapidly. However, «it is necessary that education, the environment and religion are handled by the Tibetans themselves». According to him, on the other hand, the economy and defence should fall under the Chinese central responsibility. In return Henri Malosse stated his position that the European Union should not negotiate on the fundamental values such as the respect for human rights and the freedom of expression.
On March the 31st Chinese president Xi Jinping will be in Brussels to meet the EU leaders. Tibetans are asking them to rise the issue of respecting human rights as well as Tibet situation. The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, announced today he will meet Xi Jinping on Monday in the European Parliament. Xi Jinping visit, the first-ever by a Chinese president to the European Parliament, will be an opportunity to reflect on the future of EU-China relations and their political, parliamentary, commercial and human rights dimension. «For our relations to flourish, political dialogue - not only our commercial ties - must be reinforced», he said.
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| Henri Malosse with the Dalai Lama |
The president of the European economic and social committee (EESC), Henri Malosse, met with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala (India) marking an historic day for Tibet. It's the first time a president of one of the EU institutions paid visit to the spiritual leader of Tibetans. EESC is an advisory body of the EU established in 1957 in order to unite different economic interest groups and developing dialogue in Europe. Since 1959, year in which the Dalai Lama fled to India to escape from People's Republic of China repression, no EU institution president went to Dharamsala. Malosse's official visit has been welcomed very positively, and Tibetans hope it could re-launch the dialogue with the Chinese authorities. The 14th Dalai Lama never claimed independence: on the contrary, he has always sponsored the so called "Middle way approach", asking for real autonomy within Chinese state. Chinese leaders have always boycotted both dialogue and the Dalai Lama, affirming the latter secretly work to destabilize the country. «the "Middle Way Approach" does not mean a claim for independence but actually a genuine autonomy for Tibet», reiterated the Dalai Lama during his meeting with Malosse. Dharamsala government in exile didn't change: as the Dalai Lama underlined, with China the economic development of Tibet could grow rapidly. However, «it is necessary that education, the environment and religion are handled by the Tibetans themselves». According to him, on the other hand, the economy and defence should fall under the Chinese central responsibility. In return Henri Malosse stated his position that the European Union should not negotiate on the fundamental values such as the respect for human rights and the freedom of expression.
On March the 31st Chinese president Xi Jinping will be in Brussels to meet the EU leaders. Tibetans are asking them to rise the issue of respecting human rights as well as Tibet situation. The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, announced today he will meet Xi Jinping on Monday in the European Parliament. Xi Jinping visit, the first-ever by a Chinese president to the European Parliament, will be an opportunity to reflect on the future of EU-China relations and their political, parliamentary, commercial and human rights dimension. «For our relations to flourish, political dialogue - not only our commercial ties - must be reinforced», he said.
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