Under these circumstances, Siegel Clyne, in his capacity as chairman, made one final confirmation with Athrun.
"Then, Athrun, is there anything else you wish to add?"
Athrun shook his head, then returned to the observers' seats at Siegel Clyne's gesture.
Meanwhile, Siegel Clyne turned to Yuri Amalfi for confirmation.
"Councilor Amalfi, what about your side?"
After acknowledging Siegel Clyne, Yuri Amalfi rose to speak.
"Regardless of how we treat Celestial Being going forward, or whether we can drive a wedge within the Earth Alliance, for the stability of the war situation and the lives of soldiers on the front lines, we must immediately devote greater resources to developing new weapons.
Furthermore, aside from the data from the four G units we have already acquired, both the data from that interchangeable G unit and the data on Celestial Being's mobile weapons can help us better deal with the situation ahead.
To that end, I propose that the Supreme Council allocate additional budget and resources for this matter."
Even Siegel Clyne had to admit that Yuri Amalfi was right.
After adjusting his expression, Siegel Clyne turned to Patrick Zala for confirmation.
"Councilor Zala, does ZAFT have any contingency plans in this regard?"
Faced with the question from his old friend, Siegel Clyne, in his role as chairman of the Supreme Council, Patrick Zala worked to calm his emotions and gather his thoughts before giving a concise answer.
"First, in order to counter the Earth Alliance's new units and Celestial Being's specially equipped units, ZAFT intends to incorporate G-series technology to develop stronger, high-performance next-generation mobile suits, ensuring Plant's advantage in mobile suit quality.
"Furthermore, to counter large enemies, including Celestial Being's large mobile armor, we intend to develop an accompanying armed support platform, provisionally named Meteor.
"Finally, in response to Celestial Being's