What concretely the Norwegian Government would do to make China enter into such a dialogue?
The Foreign Minister Jan Petersen’s reply First of all I wanted to state that the specific case representative Ballo had taken up would be followed up in May. This is utmost positive reply I could give to the question. But I do agree with representative Ballo that this is an issue of great complexity and Norway on several occasions has taken it up in their relatively regular discussions with the Chinese authorities. The point of view representative Ballo referred to is the correct Norwegian governments point of view. This is a point Norway has repeatedly emphasized and will continue to do so in our dialogue with the Chinese authorities. Question 3: MP Ballo I would like to thank Foreign Minister for his reply, which I perceive to be a positive. However one often gets the impression that the Tibet-question for different reasons is avoided, even in conversations with the Chinese authorities because it is inopportune to raise the human rights issues in Tibet. At the same time Norway has a
