Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Yes, it is 8:30 now. We're a little later here.
Nevertheless, I'm interested in asking Mr. Steil some questions.
We had a very interesting meeting with Dr. Sangay. One of the remarkable things about his views, especially towards the end of his remarks about all the difficulties, was his great optimism. He believes that the future for the Tibet Autonomous Region and the people of Tibet is going to be positive. I think that's an encouragement to the rest of us to share that hope, and also to work towards it in any way that we can facilitate the process.
I thought there was an opportunity not so long ago, and a possibility, that discussions would start, but that didn't take off. Do you know anything about that? It was a couple of years ago.