Kasur Jetsun Pema and Representative Ngodup Dorjee with the mayor of Lavaur
Eight more French towns or cities have adopted Tibetan villages in a gesture of support for Tibet and its endangered cultural identity.
The city of Montbeliard, in the eastern Franche Comte region, adopted the remote Himalayan village of Kharta during a ceremony held on 6 October. The Mayor of Montbeliard, Senator of Doubs Jean François Humbert, spoke of his city’s support for Tibet.
Mr Humbert, who is the President of the Tibet Group in the French Senate, pledged to continue working at a national and international level for Tibet. The Secretary of Bureau du Tibet, Tsering Dhondup , and about 50 Tibetans living in the region also attended the event.
Almost 60 cities, towns and municipalities in France are now taking part in the campaign to adopt a Tibetan village, which aims to retain the cultural identity of Tibet and its people.
The French municipality of Amfreville la Mivoie also adopted a village in early October – the town of Phari in Western Tibet. The initiative was made by a local Tibet support group, Tibet Normandie. The ceremony was held in the presence of a Tibetan native of Phari.
And in France’s midi-Pyrénées region, six cities or towns gathered in Lavaur for a formal adoption ceremony on 29 and 30 September. The six French cities and towns which have adopted Tibetan places are: (1) Lavelanet-de-Comminges / Narthang (2) Gensac-sur-Garonne /Gadong (3) Bax / Rong (4) Carbonne / Nagartse (5) Latrape/ Riwoche and (6) Mailholas /Dorjeling.
Dignitaries attending the ceremony included the sister of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kasur Jetsun Pema, and Mr Ngodup Dorjee, a Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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