Dharamshala, March 9 -- Tibetan leaders expressed concern about the political situation in Tibet during a meeting with visiting Italian representatives at the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Monday, according to information shared by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

Alice Parma, a member of the Emilia-Romagna Regional Council in Italy, accompanied by Osanna Matteo, visited the parliament and met Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang.

During the meeting, participants highlighted the long-standing ties between Italy and Tibet, noting that cultural exchanges between the two date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. At that time, Italian Jesuit and Capuchin missionaries travelled to Lhasa, where they...