A Chinese delegation of Tibetologists and living Buddhas met a senior member of the Belgian parliament in Brussels on Monday and the two sides exchanged views on Tibet-related affairs.

The four-member delegation briefly introduced to the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Belgian Chamber of Deputies, Rik Daems, the encouraging developments in the past few years in China's Tibet Autonomous Region in various fields, from politics, economy to ethnic religions and environment protection.

The two sides also exchanged views on Tibet-related matters of interest to Belgian legislators and the general public of Belgium.

Tsering Gyslpo, who heads the delegation, introduced the host to the origin and transformation of Tibetan Buddhism. He described how the policy of freedom in religious beliefs implemented in Tibet today is well-received by the local people.

Tibet is experiencing fast economic growth and the people there witnessed dramatic improvement in their living standards over the past few years, said Tsering Gyslpo, director of the Institute for Tibetan Religious Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

"Tibet enjoys stability and farmers and herdsmen there lead a comfortable life, optimistic about the future," he said.

He hoped the Belgian legislator could travel to Tibet and see for himself the life of Tibetans.

Living buddha Jia Deng.Luorongxiangba, a deputy of China's National People's Congress and head of the management of a temple in the southwestern province of Sichuan, said all ethnic minorities can enjoy complete autonomy in the autonomous region and decide for themselves virtually everything from election and religious beliefs to language and culture.

Daems told Xinhua that such face-to-face contact contributes greatly to outsiders' understanding of Tibet and hopes soon he will have an opportunity to visit Tibet and see the enigmatic place for himself.

Source: Xinhua