當身為環境部長(Minister for the Environment)的John Gorlmy TD 在4月12 日的Green Party Annual Convention 2008 上
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:He said one country which has been expoloited and suppressed and suffered for far too long is Tibet. He said the party condemns unequivocally the flagrant abuse of human rights by the Chinese government and called on the Chinese government to enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama