DHARAMSHALA: A US Congressional delegation visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in Dharamshala on Tuesday. The high delegation, which incorporates former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, arrived in India earlier as we speak. The American delegation was obtained by officers of the Central Tibetan Administration at Kangra Airport.
Republican Chair of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul is heading the bipartisan delegation from the US. The lawmakers are slated to satisfy with the Tibetan religious chief, the Dalai Lama, in Dharamshala as effectively. Pelosi, a part of the US delegation, stated, “It’s very exciting to be here,” underscoring the delegation’s goal to help the Resolve Tibet Act and go to the Dalai Lama.
Whereas, McCaul affirmed President Joe Biden’s intention to signal the ‘Resolve Tibet Act’, which was handed final week by the Congress. The Resolve Tibet Act urges Beijing to re-engage with Tibetan leaders for a peaceable decision of their governance dispute with China. McCaul, expressed enthusiasm concerning the upcoming assembly with the Dalai Lama, emphasising the importance of the invoice handed by Congress.
“We are very excited to see His Holiness tomorrow to talk about many things including the bill we passed out of Congress which basically says that the United States stands with the people of Tibet,” McCaul said. When requested if President Biden would signal the invoice, McCaul confirmed, “Yes, he will.” US Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks echoed the delegation’s sentiment, emphasising their goal of reinforcing the decision and assembly with the Dalai Lama. ” I am very excited to see His Holiness, to show that the US is with him,” Meeks stated.
Earlier this week, the US Congress handed a invoice urging Beijing to re-engage with the Dalai Lama and different Tibetan leaders to peacefully resolve their dispute over the standing and governance of Tibet, Radio Free Asia reported. The US House of Representatives handed the invoice ‘Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act’, often known as the ‘Resolve Tibet Act’, and it now heads to President Joe Biden for a signature to change into regulation, Radio Free Asia reported.
The laws rejects Beijing’s stance that Tibet being a part of China since historic instances and urges China to “cease its propagation of disinformation about the history of Tibet, the Tibetan people, and Tibetan institutions, including that of the Dalai Lama.” It additionally urged China to start talks with the Dalai Lama, who’s the religious chief of Tibet, and different Tibetan leaders about how Tibet is ruled. No formal talks between two sides have taken place since 2010.
The seven-member visiting US delegation consists of Rep Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita, Rep Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Rep Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep Nicole Malliotakis, Rep Jim McGovern, and Rep Ami Bera.
