Former Nepali consul general in Lhasa Tamla Ukyab said he has witnessed the development of Tibet and felt that people there are now enjoying the benefits of rapid economic growth.
Ukyab, who served as the consul general of Nepal in Lhasa from 1982 to 1988, told Xinhua in a recent interview that economic development in Tibet was gaining momentum in the period when he was there.
Ukyab said he personally witnessed the profound changes that have taken place in Tibet, which has risen from an underdeveloped area to a region that enjoys fast economic growth and social stability.
The former diplomat recalled his first trip to Lhasa in the late 1970s, saying that great changes have taken place in Tibet over recent years. Now, he said, the roads are much better and it takes only an hour to travel from the airport to the city proper in Lhasa, much shorter than the time needed before.
Ukyab believed the Lhasa riots on March 14 were staged by a handful of people and went against the will of most Tibetan people.
This tragedy was a premeditated plot by those with ulterior motives and those civilians who died in the riots fell victim to the political conspiracy, he said.
The purpose of the Lhasa riots was to sabotage the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, and some Western media were bent on causing confusion and chaos with their biased coverage of the riots, Ukyab said.
Tibet is part of Chinese territory and it is a fact no one can deny, Ukyab said, adding he believed the Chinese government is capable of properly dealing with the issue.
"The Olympic Games in Beijing this summer will not be affected," he said.
Source:Xinhua
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