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LONDON Cheap Air Max 90 , Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Britain's regions are set for an economic boost after a landmark agreement for a 50 percent boost in the number of flights allowed between Britain and China, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced Sunday.


Grayling unveiled the deal, which will allow for a huge expansion in routes from regional airports, saying it will potentially boost local economies by hundreds of millions of dollars by opening up new business and tourism opportunities.


The Department of Transport (DfT) announcement builds on successful discussions in October 2016 that saw limits on passenger flights between Britain and China raised from 40 per week to a maximum of 100.


A spokesman for the DfT said: "The number of Chinese tourists visiting Britain has rocketed during the first half of this year. Between January and June Cheap Nike Air Max Australia , 115,000 visits were made from China to the UK, a rise of 47 percent on the same period last year. Spending also increased to 231 million pounds (310 million U.S. dollars), up 54 percent.


Grayling said: "These agreements are an important part of preparing Britain for a post-Brexit world and making sure we have access to key markets in the Far East Cheap Nike Air Max Shoes , and they come at a time when our exports are growing and we continue to attract international investment. It just underlines that Britain will do well regardless of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations."


Under the current arrangement, agreed in October 2016, a maximum of 100 passenger flights per week can operate between the UK and China, with this figure set to increase to 150 under the terms of the new deal.


The DfT said Chinese tourists are some of Britain's highest spenders Cheap Kids Nike Air Max , staying longer and travelling more than visitors from other countries.


Last year, Manchester airport launched the first direct regional flight to Beijing, worth an estimated 335 million U.S. dollars in economic benefits to Britain over the next decade. Hainan Airlines has already added more flights to the Chinese capital from Manchester.


During the same year restrictions were relaxed allowing an unlimited number of cargo flights to operate between Britain and China. By the end of 2016 more than 74,000 tonnes of freight had been transported between Britain and China by air Cheap Youth Nike Air Max , an increase of 27 percent when compared to 2015.


At the start ofb December the carrier Cathay Pacific gave its Manchester to Hong Kong direct service a boost by introducing a daily service, marking three years since its inaugural flight in December 2014. The airline said it was increasing its service from five flights per week in response to customers' growing demand.


ISTANBUL, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Islamic countries have voiced their doubt about the U.S. role in searching for peace between Palestinians and Israelis after U.S. President Donald Trump broke decades of Washington policy by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.


Leaders of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) rejected the U.S. decision as "null and void" and hit back by declaring East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine at a one-day summit of the OIC held in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday.


The OIC leaders warned Washington of "all the consequences" of not retracting its decision and said the United States would lose its role as a sponsor of the peace process Cheap Mens Nike Air Max , according to a draft final communique adopted at the summit.


Addressing a press conference following the summit, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the United States is no longer an honest broker of peace.


The status of Jerusalem is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel took over East Jerusalem, revered by Muslims as the third holiest site in Islam, in the 1967 war Cheap Womens Nike Air Max , and declared unilaterally the whole city as its eternal capital.


However, this move has never been accepted by the international community, which has called for reaching a final settlement of the dispute through Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.


In response, the White House said Trump "remains as committed to peace as ever" and the administration will unveil a plan which will benefit the Israeli and Palestinian people when the time is right Cheap Nike Air Max , reports said.


On the current situation, the United Nations said it will work to do what it can to bring the Israelis and Palestinians back to the table for talks.


"What our concern is we want to make sure that the parties themselves are willing to hold talks with each other," said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq.


Analysts said the strong message sent by the OIC countries indicates a very significant split between the United States and the Islamic world.


In the view of Mehmet Seyfettin Erol, president of the Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies Cheap Air Max Australia , OIC countries are showing "one hundred percent unity" as well as a "very strong stance" against the United States.


"Furthermore, declaring the U.S. as partial and refusing its involvement in the future peace process as a mediator will also jeopardize the U.S. involvement as a superpower in other crises in the Middle East," he said.


"This is diplomatically a very important message," he said. "We can consider this as an awakening of the Muslim world."


The OIC summit was called by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has been one of the most outspoken critics of Trump's decision which also includes starting immediately the process of moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.


Trump's announcement over the contested city has sparked days of violent clashes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank as well as protests in other Arab countries. Several rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel over the past few days.



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