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New Delhi, 25 sep (EFE).- Hundreds of Tibetans in exile today began a series of meetings in which they plan to discuss the self-immolation campaign and the current situation in Tibet., an official source confirmed to Efe.
In total, 432 delegates have met for this purpose in the northern Indian city of Dharamsala, where the Tibetan Government in Exile is based (CTA) and the spiritual leader of the community, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, who, however, will not attend the meeting.
This is the second special general meeting of the Tibetan community and will be chaired by the prime minister and head of the Tibetan political administration in exile, Lobsang Sangay, as confirmed to Efe by Lobsang Chotak, CTA media coordinator.
According to the meeting agenda, los asistentes tienen previsto abordar "maneras y medios para afrontar la urgente y crítica situación dentro de Tíbet", located on the northern slopes of the Himalayas and under the sovereignty of China.
"Durante cuatro días, van a hablar sobre las inmolaciones y la situación en Tíbet", Chotak explained..
According to data from the Tibetan administration in exile, a total of 51 people have immolated themselves since the year 2009 in protest against the Chinese presence in Tibet and to call for the return of the Dalai Lama, who fled the territory in 1959.
Active and retired members of the Tibetan administration and Parliament in exile participate in the conferences, as well as activists and devotees of Buddhist associations, and volunteers coming from other countries, like Nepal.
The first special general meeting of Tibetans in exile took place four years ago, In November of 2008, following massive demonstrations that began in Lhasa and then spread to other areas of western China.
The Dalai Lama has lived in India since 1959, year in which he left Tibet to flee the Chinese People's Army, and installed the headquarters of the Tibetan Government in Dharamsala, although in 2010 He abandoned his political role to dedicate himself only to religious issues.
China has accused Tibetans in exile of instigating the immolations, pero la CTA asegura que esta ola de suicidios no está coordinada y responde a "actos individuales" que reflejan "la desesperación" What causes the presence of the Beijing regime in Tibet?.
Some 140.000 Tibetans live in exile, and of them some 100.000 They are in India, the country that welcomed the Dalai Lama when he left his palace in Lhasa. EFE
