Strasbourg, 22/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption last Thursday of a joint resolution from six political groups on Tibet and the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, the European Parliament reiterates its request to abolish capital punishment and to establish an immediate moratorium on the death penalty in China. It calls on Chinese authorities to immediately convert the death sentence against the Buddhist Lama, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, who may be put to death anytime after 2 December 2004, the date when his reprieve expires. The Parliament welcomes the release of Ngawang Sangrol and Jigme Sangpo, the oldest prisoners held in detention for their opinions in Tibet, and calls on Chinese authorities to continue releasing prisoners and to strengthen dialogue in progress with representatives of the Dalaï Lama in order to reach a mutually acceptable solution on the question of Tibet. It restates the appeal made to Council to appoint an EU Special Representative for Tibetan issues in order to make an effective contribution to peaceful resolution of the question, and recalls its opposition to lifting the arms embargo against China.