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Mr President, I should like to express my appreciation of the contribution being made by the European Parliament and its role in raising awareness through the activities it organises or provides space for, for instance here in Strasbourg.
Respect for human rights in Tibet is a strong concern of the European Union and, as Mrs Lichtenberger said, 'a key item' on the agenda of the EU-China human rights dialogue. I fully share the view of Mr Mann that freedom of conscience is first among political freedoms. The European Union has on several occasions expressed concerns about individual cases in Tibet. The EU Troika raised the situation of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche in Beijing in September in the last round of the EU-China human rights dialogue and also in an ad hoc approach to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday this week, asking for information about his whereabouts and state of health. The Union expressed the hope that the death sentence imposed on him will not be upheld and called for a judicial review of the case.
The European Union is fully committed to following this issue very closely. The execution of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche would send a very negative signal, clearly damaging the credit recently gained by the Chinese government through recent gestures such as the visit of special envoys of the Dalai Lama to Tibet, which were warmly welcomed by the international community. It would also be a very bad sign for EU-China relations, at a time when we are preparing for our annual summit.
More generally, as part of its overall policy on Tibet, the European Union has called for many years and will continue to call for the establishment of a direct dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese authorities, as the only realistic way to find a lasting solution to the question of Tibet.
We consider the recent third visit of the Dalai Lama special envoys to China to be an encouraging sign of progress. In its dialogue with China, the European Union has already regularly expressed concern about the extensive use of the death penalty, referring to its long-standing position in favour of abolition. It has continued to press hard for at least the introduction of a moratorium. In the fight against terrorism, it has also stressed that this fight can only be successful if it is firmly rooted in respect for fundamental principles governing international relations, particularly as regards safeguarding human rights."@en1
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