He also met with external affairs minister Krishna, national security advisor M.K.Narayanan and other members of the cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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On Wednesday, the State Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah al-Sabah, said the government hoped that the new law would be the "foundation for resolving the Bidun problem".

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It could be the sort of job that appeals to a former Police Minister, magistrate, ex-Cabinet Minister and member of the Commons home affairs committee.

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The SPD will take seven cabinet seats including Foreign Affairs and the remaining six cabinet seats will be divided among the other parties (with a Lutheran minister from Democratic Awakening to hold the defense portfolio).

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