A senior Hamas official in Iran on Monday said that Palestinians must have full control over their future and called on the international community to fulfill its promise of ensuring a sovereign Palestinian state comes in to being.
In an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN) in Tehran, Khaled Qaddoumi, a representative of Gaza's ruling Hamas movement, was speaking after a growing number of UN member states recognized the State of Palestine in support of the two-state solution at the ongoing 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
"This is a very important point, see, the right to self-determination," Qaddoumi said, "Anything to be discussed about the political future of Palestine should address this very important point. No one has right to intervene in to the Palestinian affairs but the Palestinians themselves."
He highlighted the importance of allowing Palestinians to determine their future and questioned whether the global community will support their quest for self-governance.
"The [Palestinians have] to choose, it's the first time in history. But this is a big question that, really, are the international community going to grant and empower the Palestinians to choose their future? Are we going to have, for the first time, the type of democracy we want as Palestinians, away from the political affiliation? Next to the war, there is an Egyptian proposal that says there will be a technocrat committee, and we will not be a member for that," said the representative.
"My question to the international community - whether this Palestinian state, which has been promised by more than 162 countries in the world, will be granted freedom, real freedom? There will be a sovereign state? [They] will be having their own democratic process, their own parliament? Who will decide the shape of the government and the shape of democracy the way that Palestinians will like it and proceed further? And it will be in a geography which is reputable and it's enough for us to feel justice over there? For us in Palestine, I'm talking about that. These questions should be answered by the international community, not by Hamas or by anyone else in Palestine," Qaddoumi said.
Hamas urges int’l community to deliver on promise of sovereign Palestinian state
Hamas urges int’l community to deliver on promise of sovereign Palestinian state
The "soft landing" of the China-EU electric vehicle case will greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment, a spokeswoman of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
He Yongqian, the spokeswoman, made the remarks after China and the European Union (EU) agreed on the necessity of providing general guidance on price undertakings for Chinese companies exporting battery electric vehicle (BEV) passenger cars to the EU.
"China and the EU simultaneously announced on Monday that they had achieved positive outcomes following multiple rounds of consultations on the EV case, a development that has drawn wide attention at home and abroad. Industry players from both sides have 'highly welcomed and fully endorsed' the outcome, saying the 'soft landing' of the case is expected to greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment. Some EU politicians have described it as a positive step toward building a sustainable China-EU trade relationship, and said it demonstrated that resolving trade differences through partnership remains feasible," she said.
"Against the current international backdrop, China and the EU, acting in a spirit of mutual respect and within the framework of WTO rules, have properly addressed the EV case, which is of significant positive importance. The outcome will not only contribute to the sound development of China-EU economic and trade ties and help safeguard the stability of the global automotive industrial and supply chains, but will also send a clear and strong signal that both sides are willing to uphold a rules-based international trading order, setting a good example for countries to resolve differences through dialogue and consultation and injecting greater certainty and positive energy into global economic growth," she said.
"China appreciates the spirit of dialogue showed by the EU side and stands ready to work with the EU, building on the current positive outcomes, to further implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two sides, maintain dialogue and communication, and support stable industrial and supply chains on both sides, continue to deepen cooperation on the basis of market principles, and make active contributions to the global green transition," she added.
"Soft landing" of China-EU EV case to significantly boost market confidence: MOC spokeswoman
