31.   Finance and economic planning minister J.S. Mayanja-Nkangi told a press conference he was satisfied with the outcome of the meeting.

32.   The other candidates in the race include former urban planning minister Martin Mberi.

33.   Kim promoted Economic Planning Minister Hong Jae-Hyong, credited for enforcing economic and financial reforms, naming him deputy premier and finance and economic planning minister.

34.   Kang Bong-Kyun, former vice economic planning minister, became special assistant to the prime minister for administrative coordination.

35.   Khan, a technocrat from a leading business family, was the planning minister before moving to industry last year.

36.   Ministers replaced in the new government include defence minister Abdallah ould Abdi, who is succeeded by former planning minister Mohamed ould Amar.

37.   Military ruler President Omar el-Beshir replaced Salih with the former social planning minister Ali Osman Mohamed Taha.

38.   The new planning minister is a professional librarian with broad national and international experience in his field.