Latvia
Latvia-Tibet Support Cooperation Group/Latvian Parliamentarians for Tibet
Year of Formation: 2001
Reestablished on: December 5, 2002
Chairman: Mrs Silva Bendrate
Former Chairman: Dr Peteris Apinis
Activities:
On February 25, 2003 letters signed by all members of the group-calling for Chinese authorities to take a humane approach to political prisoners in Tibet who are incarcerated for long without due process; urging Chinese government for commutation of death sentence passed down on Trulku Tenzin Delek and his release- were sent to Mr. Li Peng, President of the National people's congress of PRC, Mr Zhang Fusen, Minister of Justice-Beijing, Mr Zhang Zhongwei Daishengzhang, acting governor of the Sichuan provincial People's Government, Sichuansheng-PRC, Mr. Wang Kaiwen, Ambasador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of PRC; letters dated July 2, 2003 expressing shock at the deportation of 18 Tibetan refugees by the Nepalese authorities were sent to Mr Surya Bahadur Thapa, Foreign Minister of Nepal, Director-General of Immigration, Kathmandu, Mr Gyan Chandra Acharya, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the UN, and its copies were sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC; On March 25, 2004 a letter signed by all members of the group was sent to the Canadian Prime Minister Mr. Martin urging him to meet His Holiness in April 2004 in support of the initiative of the Canada Tibet Committee.
Current Members:
- Mrs Silva Bendrate, MP & Chairperson of the group
- Anna Seile, MP, Vice Chair of the group
- Andris Argalis, MP
- Ingrida Circene, MP
- Juris Dalbins, MP
- Edgard Jaunups, MP
- Eriks Jekabsons, MP (Deputy Speaker of Saeima)
- Aleksandrs Kirsteins, MP
- Sarmite Kikuste, MP
- Aigars Petersons, MP
- Mihails Pietkevics, MP
- Anta Rugate, MP
- Elita Snepste, MP
- Arvids Ulme, MP
- Erika Zommere, MP
Contact address:
Mrs Silva Bendrate m('silva.bendrate', 'saeima' 'lv');
Mrs.Skaidrite Berzina
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Tel: +371-708-7367
Fax: +371-708-7348
