Arab-Islamic ministerial committee holds coordination meeting on Gaza

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Arab-Islamic ministerial committee holds coordination meeting on Gaza

2024-09-19 13:31 Last Updated At：09-20 00:27

An Arab-Islamic ministerial committee for Gaza held a coordination meeting on Wednesday in Amman, capital city of Jordan, to discuss efforts to stop the war in Gaza and support the recognition of the Palestinian state.

Members of the Ministerial Committee, commissioned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on Gaza, met to devise an agenda they plan to bring before the international community at large.

"We will go to the UN General Assembly with a clear position and demands, where a number of meetings will be held focusing on the efforts to stop Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, the dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank and the threats against Lebanon, and to send a warning signal to stop the Israeli government from pushing the situation in the region into the abyss," said Ayman Safadi, Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister at a press conference following the meeting.

"It is time for the international community to take real action. There will be a price to be paid if Israel continues to pursue the policies violating international law and international humanitarian law," he added.

According to a statement from Jordan's Foreign Ministry, the meeting also sought to address the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe, to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to all affected areas, and to discuss ways to "support the recognition of the Palestinian state, ensure the fulfillment of the rights of the Palestinian people, and encourage security and peace in the region and the world" at the upcoming high-level General Debate of 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Additionally, the members discussed joint efforts to implement the two-state solution by establishing a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The committee, which includes representatives from Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, Indonesia, Nigeria, Bahrain, as well as the chief of the Arab League and the chief of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, was created in November last year to achieve a ceasefire, facilitate humanitarian aid to Gaza, and develop an action plan to realize the two-state solution.

China to build national comprehensive space-time system with next-generation BDS system by 2035: chief designer

2024-09-20 00:08 Last Updated At：00:17

China will build a national comprehensive space-time system by 2035, with the next-generation BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) at its core to provide secure and reliable positioning and navigation, said the chief designer of the system.

China on Thursday launched two new satellites of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province.

The two satellites, the 59th and 60th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched at 09:14 (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket.

According to the China Satellite Navigation System Office (CSNO), the two satellites launched this time will ensure the stable operation of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), while also conducting trials and testing of new technologies for the next-generation BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.

"This is our future development goal. More specifically, it is to achieve seamless connectivity from deep space to deep sea, to underground and from indoor to outdoor, ensuring that every corner is covered by navigation and positioning. This goal is set to be realized by 2035." said chief designer Yang Changfeng, who is also an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), in a recent interview.

Yang also said that the next-generation BeiDou Navigation Satellite System will expand its coverage and be more reliable for users.

"Our future direction in system development will be centered around the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, integrating satellite and non-satellite navigation methods. This will provide all users with a highly reliable, practical, and convenient experience, enabling seamless satellite navigation connectivity. People will be able to go anywhere in the world and receive precise guidance on their path forward. This is the goal we aim to achieve in the future," said Yang.