Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) (CPN-UML) KP Sharma Oli (right) and Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal wave after announcing the unification of the two parties in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 17, 2018. KATHMANDU -- After a series of meetings and months-long negotiations, Nepal's two major left-wing parties declared their unification and launched the new communist party on Thursday. The ruling Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) (CPN-UML) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) announced their unification as Nepal Communist Party at a press conference at City Hall in Kathmandu Thursday evening. CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal signed the agreement and declared the merger and formation of a single communist party in the Himalayan country. The new party has been registered at the Election Commission after the CPN-UML and the CPN Maoist Centre dissolved their respective central committees. The latest political development came after the seven-point party unification deal which was formally signed by the top leaders of both parties in Feb 20. Addressing the event, the new party leaders said the registration of the newly formed party will create helpful environment to fulfill the aspiration of people for sustainable peace and country's development. It's a historical day for Nepal; it has entered to a new era of prosperity. The party unification will help Nepal in upgrading from the least developed country and will help to achieve sustainable development goals and poverty alleviation, among others, Prime Minister Oli said. As per the terms of agreement of the unification of the two parties, Oli and Dahal will lead the unified party and a nine-member secretariat and enjoy equal power. A new era of prosperity and good governance has started in the country. The major motive of this unification is to lead the country towards socialism and economic prosperity with social justice, said Dahal. As per the agreement, there will be 43 standing committee members in the new party which includes 25 from CPN-UML and 18 from CPN Maoist Centre. The unified party will have 441 members in its central committee, out of which CPN-UML would have 241 members and CPN Maoist Centre would have 200 members. After the merger, the CPN-UML-led government will enjoy two-thirds majority in the parliament. rubber wristbands ebaymedical id silicone wristbandsdebossed-wristbandwide rubber braceletscartier rubber bracelet
A device designed to scan subway trains as they enter tunnels is displayed on Sunday during an exhibition at the United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress in Deqing, Zhejiang province. NI YANQIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY The Chinese government will always actively participate in and support international cooperation in surveying and mapping worldwide to promote sustainable global development, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday. Hailing the UN's role in coordinating and managing the process, Li said geospatial information is playing an important role in today's economic and social development, with technologies in the field deeply integrating with new-generation technologies such as mobile internet, big data and cloud computing, and adding momentum for the development of new business formats and applications. Li made the remarks in a letter of congratulations to the United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress, which kicked off on Monday in Deqing, Zhejiang province. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his congratulations to the congress in a video. The congress, hosted by the UN and organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Zhejiang provincial government, serves as a platform to discuss the newest development trends in surveying and mapping, and the ways to better support the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The event, held from Monday to Wednesday, drew more than 1,000 participants from more than 100 countries and regions in specialties related to the geospatial information sector. International cooperation on geospatial information is a new thing in the UN, and so far the digital gap between different countries in this area remains large, said Liu Zhenmin, UN undersecretary-general for economic and social affairs. He added that the congress is a notable milestone in international cooperation and has been elevated to an inter-governmental level from the professional level, helping serve and implement the goals of global sustainable development. Geospatial information will play a vital role in reaching the goals of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In Saudi Arabia, now we are working very hard to have updated geospatial information - to maintain and update our database, so that our monitoring and controlling will be accurate and valuable, said Bandar Al-Muslmani, vice-president of the General Commission for Survey in Saudi Arabia. During an industrial and commercial summit held after the opening ceremony, 63 projects were signed, among which were 39 geospatial information projects and 24 integrated ones related to the geospatial information sector. cool silicone wristbands for guysevent wristbands vancouverevent wristbands torontodebossed wristbandpersonalized wristbands bulk<%2fcenter>
