11.   The junta created a ministry of immigration and population, and named Lt. Gen. Maung Hla, the military appointment secretary, as minister.

12.   The ministry was created in April, when Yeltsin abolished the Ministry of Foreign Trade in a cabinet shakeup.

13.   The ministry was created last year during a government restructuring when the Economic Planning Board and the Finance Ministry merged.

14.   The move created new ministries of environment and higher education.

15.   The ministry was created from the remnants of the now defunct Ministry of Foreign Trade.

16.   Two new business-related ministries were created.

17.   Nebot has pledged to push a constitutional reform to favor indigenous people while Bucaram has vowed to create a ministry for indigenous affairs.

18.   Schroeder also said Thursday that he would like to create a ministry for European affairs to handle the increasingly demanding EU dossier.