A Letter of Support from the Swedish Ambassador to Beijing to the Nordic Falun Gong Association

Nov 19, 2001
The Embassy of Sweden
Beijing, China

Nordic Falun Gong Association:

Thank you for your letter and the introduction of the situation of the Falun Gong practitioners in China and other countries.

It must have occurred to you that we have, on different occasions, urged the Chinese government to stop its severe violation of the human rights of the Falun Gong practitioners. We have adopted various means such as holding direct bilateral talks with the Chinese government with regard to the issue of human rights, holding talks via the European Union or submitting resolutions to the United Nations. Apart from that, the Swedish government has carried out some long-term cooperation projects in Sweden, EEC, and UN aiming to improve the human rights in China in various scales. These projects include communication progammes for improving human rights and urging the Chinese government to observe the agreements on international human rights that they have signed. Early this year China signed some basic agreements (treaties) regarding economic, social and cultural rights. Now in the EC and international social organizations, Sweden is actively impelling China to sign basic agreements on citizen rights and political rights as well.

We will continue our close attention to and taking a clear attitude towards the treatment that the Falun Gong practitioners receive, and condemn the violation of human rights of this group and others on the part of the Chinese government.

Best regards,

Kjell Anneling

Swedish Ambassador to China

Translated from http://yuanmingeurope.net/articles/