10 September, 2009
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Visit of a delegation of the European Economic and Social Committee to Tibet

President Sepi's signature of the guestbook at the LAMA TEMPLE in Beijing
President Sepi's signature of the guestbook at the LAMA TEMPLE in Beijing (EESC)

EESC Delegation's Visit to China: Beijing – Lhasa

9 to 17 September 2009

In the context of the work of the EU-China civil society Round Table, which represents a forum of discussion and dialogue between actors of civil society on all issues related to EU-China relations, which was decided by the EU-China Summit of Helsinki in 2006, a visit to Tibet has been envisaged following the invitation by the President of the Chinese Economic and Social Council to Mario Sepi.

President Sepi has, in fact, put a strong attention to the relations of the EU civil society with Chinese counterparts. Read the full programme...

Read EESC President Sepi's blog, featuring "The Tibet Journal" this week.

For more information, visit the EESC's website: http://eesc.europa.eu/index_en.asp