1.   At the heart of the current negotiations is what kind of power the cross-border ministerial council will have.

2.   In theory, the EU High Commission, composed of appointees from the member countries, takes its orders from a ministerial council representing national governments.

3.   They said the issue would not be resolved before the Saturday deadline for setting up a new North-South ministerial council.

4.   Egal heads the ministerial council which was due to meet Monday, TT said.

5.   The ministerial council will also work toward establishing a regional fund to advertise the region as a tourism destination in Europe, North America and Asia.

6.   Hashimoto, who made the remarks at a regular cabinet meeting, also moved to set up a special ministerial council to deal with the crisis, officials said.

7.   Hashimoto, who made the remarks at a regular cabinet meeting, also set up a special ministerial council to deal with the crisis, officials said.

8.   Heads of state from the member countries meet annually for the supreme council, while foreign ministers meet every three months for the ministerial council.

9.   A ministerial council is due to be held Thursday, followed by the summit meeting of ECOWAS heads of state on Friday, Ivorian officials said.

10.   But he said the ministerial council had not yet made a final decision on which of the two would represent Rwanda.