Ireland, along with our EU partners. takes seriously concerns about human rights in China. Human rights, including the situation in Tibet, are an integral part of our ongoing relationship with China. At its meeting on 22-23 March last the GAERC stressed the importance that the EU attaches to dialogue with third countries in the human rights field generally, and particularly in the context of the Commission on Human Rights. It recalled that the EU has engaged in dialogue with the Government of China on human rights issues.
It is the view of the European Union that the dialogue with China does not preclude appropriate consideration by the Commission on Human Rights of the human rights situation in that country. The EU has received the text of the proposed US resolution on human rights in China and is studying the contents of the draft carefully.