The delegation, which will include former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will meet with the 14th Dalai Lama.
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The Dalai Lama in Himachal Pradesh (File Photo) Bloomberg
A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is due to visit India to strengthen bilateral ties and meet with the exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama.
The delegation, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is scheduled to meet with the Dalai Lama, Indian officials and representatives of US companies in India, according to a statement released by the Indian Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday, without disclosing the timing of the visit. Local media, including ANI news agency, reported that the trip would begin this week.
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“Tibetans are people who love democracy and want to freely practice their religion. This visit underscores the bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress for Tibet having a say in its own future,” the statement quoted McCaul as saying.
Tibet has been an autonomous region of China since the People's Liberation Army invaded Tibet in 1950 and the Dalai Lama fled to India nine years later. China opposes anyone who speaks out in support of Tibet and its spiritual leader.
Diplomatic ties between the United States and China were largely frozen after then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in late 2022 despite repeated warnings against contact with Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory.
McCaul and Pelosi will be joined by Reps. Gregory W. Meeks, Jim McGovern and Ami Bera, as well as Reps. Mariannette Miller Meeks and Nicole Malliotakis.
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