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10th session of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile postponed due to COVID-19

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DHARAMSHALA: The tenth session of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, which was scheduled to take place from 16-24 September, 2020, has been postponed until March next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This announcement was made by the parliament's Speaker Pema Jungney and Deputy Speaker Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok during a press conference here on Monday.

"This decision has been taken considering the rising urgency situation across the world caused by COVID-19 which originated in Wuhan, China," said Jungney.

Even though, the September session shall not be convened, important matters related to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile will be considered without any negligence, some officials of the parliament said.

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