Washington DC, June 19 -- East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) has welcomed the advancement of the Uyghur Policy Act of 2025 (S.1542) by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, while urging lawmakers and the administration to take additional steps to address the situation in East Turkistan.

According to the ETGE press release, the legislation, introduced by Senator John Curtis and co-sponsored by Senator Jeff Merkley, seeks to strengthen US support for Uyghurs through diplomatic engagement, foreign assistance initiatives, Uyghur-language training for Foreign Service Officers, and efforts to counter attempts to block discussion of Uyghur issues in international forums. The organisation noted that a companion measure introduced in ...