ASSOCIATION OF ITALIAN MUNICIPALITIES FOR TIBET
CONSTITUTIVE ASSEMBLY
Turin, 9 march 2002, Aula del Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, Via Alfieri 15

09.45: opening of Assembly.

Welcoming speech of the President of Regional Council of Piemonte, ROBERTO COTA

10.00: 1° WORKING SESSION

TIBET: THE WAY TOWARD AUTONOMY

The negotiate, a choise of realism and concreteness.
European Parlament's Resolution on 6 july 2000.
The Institution's engagement, perspectives of the politics for Tibet.

Interventions of :

• GIAMPIERO LEO, Councillor Cultural Responsible Regional Department.
• OLIVIER DUPUIS, Secretary of Transnational Radical Party, Member of European Parliament, promoter of Tibet's resolution to the E.P.
• NGAWANG CHOEPAL LA, Human rights office, Tibet Bureau Switzerland
• CLAUDE LEVENSON, writer, sinologist
• GIANNI VERNETTI, Deputy, mouthpiece of the InterParliamentary group for Tibet

Presenter, moderator : BRUNO MELLANO, Regional Councillor of Piemonte

11.30: General Debat

12.30: Adoption of the Declaration of Association's Constitution " Italian Municipalities, Counties and Regional Districts for Tibet "

13.00: Break ( quick lunch )

14.30: 2° WORKING SESSION

FLAGS FOR 1000 MUNICIPALITIES
The Campain " A flag for a real status of full autonomy for Tibet "
The Association's engagement for Tibetan cause.

Interventions of :

• CLAUDIO TECCHIO, co-ordinator of Solidarity Campain for Tibetan people.
• CHAMPA TENDER, European Rappresentant Tibet Humanity Organization
• PIERO VERNI, President of Italia-Tibet Association

Presenter, moderator : PIETRO MARCENARO, Regional Councillor of Piemonte

During this session , a testimony of SARA BATTISTINI, rappresentant of Amnesty International, about political and religious persecutions in Tibet.

16.00: General Debat

16.30: Closing of Assembly