Ngawang Choephel President Unpo Speech At International Conference On Gilgit Baltistan Brussels 5th Of May 2011 05/12/11
The conference?Gilgit Baltistan: A Critical but Unknown Pivot of South Asia under Threat? organized by the Balawaristan National Front( BNF) drew academics, scientists, and commentators from a range of fields to discuss and posit solutions to dramatic changes underway in one of the most politically contested areas of the world. Ngawang Choephel, President of the UNPO, drew parallels with the environmental degradation facing Tibet, remarking that the ?misguided polices of the Pakistan government? risked repeating the irreversible damage that were the result of similar policies pursued by Beijing on the Tibetan Plateau.