The resignation of Lodi G. Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen, who have held nine rounds of talks with the Chinese side as part of the dialogue process which remains stalled for over two years now, has been accepted by Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay, a spokesperson of Tibetan 'cabinet' said here today.
"Given the deteriorating situation inside Tibet since 2008 leading to the increasing cases of self-immolations by Tibetans, we are compelled to submit our resignations," the envoys said in their letter.
The last meeting with the Chinese side took place more than two years ago in January 2010.
"One of the key Chinese interlocutors in the dialogue process even advocated abrogation of minority status as stipulated in the Chinese Constitution thereby seeming to remove the basis of autonomy.
"At this particular time, it is difficult to have substantive dialogue," the letter said.
The Tibetan Government in exile, meanwhile, urged Beijing to accept the Middle-Way Approach, which seeks genuine autonomy for Tibetans within the People