A 15-member diplomat delegation visited Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, on Friday and Saturday.

This is the first group of foreign diplomats to visit the plateau city after the March 14 riot.

Upon arrival on Friday afternoon, the delegation went to the burnt Yishion Clothes Store on the Beijing Middle Road in downtown Lhasa where five young girls were burnt to death in the riot.

George Manongi, minister of the Tanzanian embassy in China, said he was shocked at the frightening scenes of the burnt houses and wounded innocent people.

"I saw something that unless you see, you really can't understand."

The delegates were making good use of the chance to collect first-hand information. Fu Xiuli, a counselor of the Singaporean Embassy in China, expressed her gratitude and support for the local government's efforts to maintain social order amongst the unrest after finding the truth.

"Facing this kind of violence, the government surely has to take some measures to maintain the security of people in Lhasa. We totally support that."

The diplomats also expressed their good wish of the stability and smooth development for Tibet.

Counsellor of the Slovenian Embassy in China Bernard Srajner said he was happy to see the return of normal life in Tibet. He also hoped tourists would come back to Tibet as soon as possible.

The trip was arranged by China's Foreign Ministry and the government of the Tibet Autonomous Region.