Tibet-in-exile head Penpa Tsering sworn in for second term

Remaining steadfast on resolution of the Tibet-China conflict despite little space for negotiations on occupation of Tibet, Penpa Tsering on Wednesday was sworn in for his second democratically-elected five-year term as the Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).  
The ceremony, believed to more than a ceremonial moment, took place in the presence of the 90-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in this northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh.
In his inaugural address at the swearing-in ceremony, Sikyong Tsering reiterated the CTA’s commitment to keep the thought and counsel of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at its very core.
“The Kashag (Cabinet) will pursue political and social welfare initiatives with the primary goal of long-term sustainability of the Tibetan struggle until a just resolution of the Tibet-China conflict is achieved,” he reiterated.
Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, the elderly Buddhist monk met with members of the 16th Kashag of the CTA following the completion of their tenure. It is the representative of Tibetan people both in and outside Tibet.
Under the leadership of re-elected Sikyong Tsering, the Kashag continues to serve the Tibetan people with the firm belief that the future of Tibet belongs to the Tibetan people, not to authoritarian control imposed from Beijing.
The Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet in March 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, believes in a ‘middle-way’ approach, meaning greater autonomy for Tibet rather than outright independence.