[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E599]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 TIBET

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                            HON. TOM LANTOS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 20, 2007

  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
call to the attention of my fellow committee members an important 
motion passed by the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canada on 
February 15, 2007 and a motion currently under consideration of the 
Senate of the Parliament of Canada.
  The motions are part of an international initiative by the Canadian 
Parliamentary Friends of Tibet, under the leadership of Senator 
Consiglio di Nino of the Parliament of Canada, to encourage legislators 
from around the world to urge the government of the People's Republic 
of China to reach a final and lasting agreement with the Dalai Lama 
over the situation in Tibet. The initiative is an important step in 
bringing a peace to the Tibetan people within the context of the 
sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of 
China.
  The following is the text of the motion passed by the House of 
Commons and of the Parliament of Canada on February 15, 2007:

       That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: 
     Urge the government of the People's Republic of China and the 
     Representatives of Tibet's government in exile, 
     notwithstanding their differences on Tibet's historical 
     relationship with China, to continue their dialogue in a 
     forward-looking manner that will lead to pragmatic solutions 
     that respect the Chinese constitutional framework, the 
     territorial integrity of China and fulfill the aspirations of 
     the Tibetan people for a unified and genuinely autonomous 
     Tibet.

  The following is the text of the motion currently under consideration 
by the Senate of the Parliament of Canada:

       That the Senate urge the government of the People's 
     Republic of China and the Dalai Lama, notwithstanding their 
     differences on Tibet's historical relationship with China, to 
     continue their dialogue in a forward-looking manner that will 
     lead to pragmatic solutions that respect the Chinese 
     constitutional framework, the territorial integrity of China 
     and fulfill the aspirations of the Tibetan people for a 
     unified and genuinely autonomous Tibet.

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