Switzerland: The 16th Kashag convened 6th Permanent Strategy Committee Meeting in Switzerland on 13 May 2024.
The 3-day bi-annual meeting will follow up with the implementation of measures chalked out at the previous five meetings and additionally, will discuss the progress of the ongoing strategic programs and deliberate on future advocacy initiatives as per the committee’s objectives.
Sikyong Penpa Tsering will chair the meeting which will be attended by the members of committee comprising Kalon (Minister) Dolma Gyari (Department of Security), Kalon (Minister) Norzin Dolma (Department of Information and International Relations), former Kalon Tempa Tsering and former envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen, Political Secretary Tashi Gyatso of Kashag Secretariat Secretary Karma Rinchen (Department of Security), Secretary Karma Choeying (Department of Information and International Relations), Secretary Dawa Tsering of the Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), Secretary Ngaba Tsegyam of Gaden Phodrang office, and Additional Secretary Lobsang Choedak of Kashag Secretariat.
Following the dissolution of the previous Task Force on Sino-Tibetan Negotiations by the 16th Kashag, this new Permanent Strategy Committee was established. The Committee held its first meeting in November 2021, the second meeting in July 2022, the third meeting in November 2022, the fourth meeting in April 2023, the Fifth meeting in November 2023 in Dharamshala.