31.   At the parliamentary session Silajdzic pushed for the cabinet to have six members with full portfolio.

32.   Currently the cabinet has eight ministers.

33.   The new cabinet will then have to be endorsed by the Knesset on Wednesday.

34.   To that effect, his cabinet will have a newly-created ministry of European Integration.

35.   To that effect, his cabinet has a newly-created ministry of European integration.

36.   To that effect, his cabinet has a newly created ministry of European integration.

37.   Joshi said the cabinet had three options before it while taking a decision.

38.   Naik said the cabinet may have to take a decision on an ordinance.

39.   Other legislators said they hoped the new cabinet would have the political weight to influence decision making, largely dominated in the past by Arafat.

40.   The cabinet has yet to make a decision on the purchase of the warships, but has budgeted for the eventuality.