No other major foreign minister is in that situation.
But the federal major projects minister, Paul Fletcher, says the release of the business case is simply a tactic to pressure Canberra to hand over the cash – and any request would have to be considered by Infrastructure Australia.
Karam's exit is only the second shake-up in Peña Nieto's cabinet since he took office in December 2012, and only the first loss of a major cabinet minister and political ally for the president.
Mr. Sarkozy's Wednesday meeting, which included major cabinet ministers and the leaders of the five main unions and three employers' groups, was closed to the public.
But Mr. Tsvangirai and major opposition ministers — especially those for finance and education — have shown a willingness to confront them and seize the initiative where they can.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has met with Environment Secretary Liz Truss and the other major farming ministers and unions across the UK to discuss the crisis in dairy and livestock farming.
INDIA: CENSURE MOTION DEFEATED -- The government comfortably survived a censure motion in Parliament that sought the resignation of three major cabinet ministers for what is said to be their role in the razing of a mosque by Hindu militants in 1992.
Major… The Minister of the Interior stood in the middle of the room, assessing three suits laid over a chair.
The major is a minister with a Mennonite church, one with a pacifist theology.
They are as split now on Europe as they were when Major was prime minister.
The Conservatives will hold the major ministries: prime minister, and the top economic, foreign policy and defense posts.
