Hr. formand, jeg værdsætter Europa-Parlamentets bidrag og dets indsats for at højne opmærksomheden gennem de aktiviteter, det iværksætter eller giver plads til, f.eks. her i Strasbourg.
Tenzin is a Buddhist monk who is very popular among Tibetans for his unshakable loyalty to the Dalai Lama, which he has openly professed on many occasions, and for always having refused to recognise the Panchen Lama chosen by Beijing in 1995. He is therefore a symbol that China wishes to eliminate and destroy.