11.   Chuan met with other ministers, including Supachai, to discuss economic problems, Tarrin said.

12.   Formal approval will be decided by the Canadian parliament in July, Tarrin said.

13.   If not, the legislation will be taken up again when Parliament reconvenes in June, Tarrin said.

14.   In a recent interview with The Nation, Tarrin said he would have to summarise the report by the Nukul committee for the Cabinet for a discussion shortly.

15.   Meanwhile, Tarrin said he was ready to lend hands-on help to the commercial banks and finance companies to raise capital.

16.   On the legal probe, Tarrin said Pichet would ensure transparency in the investigation.

17.   Tarrin also said that the liquidity crunch too could be attributed to the failure of government agencies to honour their payments to private contractors doing business with them.

18.   Tarrin said Asian finance ministers had agreed to a proposal from Hong Kong that central banks invest more of their international reserves in Asian instruments.

19.   Tarrin said he is looking for a capable person to replace him.

20.   Tarrin said he was happy with the meeting.