DHARAMSHALA: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, today wrote a letter to Taiwanese legislator Mr Freddy Lim to express gratitude over the newly established parliamentary group for Tibet in the Taiwanese parliament.

The appreciation letter reads:

“The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, on behalf of the Tibetans inside and outside Tibet, sincerely express our gratitude to you and your group for forming a new Taiwanese Parliamentary Group for Tibet in Taiwan with support from members of Taiwanese New Power Party, Kuomintang party, Democratic Progressive Party, etc.”.

“Our special thanks to you, Ms Xiao Mei Ching, Vice-chair of the Taiwanese Parliamentary Group for Tibet and your group in taking this initiative. We are very grateful and moved by this gesture in forming this Group, which shows the solidarity of Taiwanese parliamentarians towards the issue of Tibet. We are thankful for your support for the just cause of Tibet.”

“We are very appreciative of the democratic process of Taiwan, as per the will of the people which has set an important example in Asia.”

“His Holiness the Dalai Lama and many Tibetan high lamas have visited Taiwan which has laid to the foundation of religious ties between the two. Wishing for a long lasting friendship and success to the new Parliamentary Group for Tibet,” he concluded.