French Parliamentarians ask President to Raise Human Rights Issue in Tibet with Visiting Chinese Premier
Tuesday, 7 December 2005, 12:30 PM

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao

Dharamshala: The Parliamentary Group for Tibet in the French National Assembly issued a strong statement urging the French President, Jacques Chirac, to raise the issue of Tibet during meetings with the visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

The French Parliamentary Group for Tibet urged the French President to raise the issue of Tibet with the China's Premier in line with President George Bush's action during the American President's recent visit to the Chinese capital.

The former French culture and education minister, Jack Lang, criticised the lack of dialogue on human rights between France and China. He cited Tibet as a glaring example.

French President Jacques Chirac

The Chineses Premier, Wen Jiabao, arrived in France on 4 December 2005 in a bit to cement trade and commercial ties between his country and France.

During this visit, the China's Premier signed a contract to buy 150 Airbus crafts and 5 Airbus, 380 planes, considered to be the biggest commercial plane in the world, from France.

(www.tibet.net is the official website of the Central Tibetan Administration.)

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