Ministries

Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel agreed to continue consultations both in the bilateral format (through the two nations' Foreign Ministries) and multilaterally to promote the stabilization of the situation in Ukraine.

"To thy guardian care / she doth her Gods and ministries consign. / Take them, thy future destinies to share, / and seek for them another home elsewhere, / that mighty city, which for thee and thine / o'er traversed ocean shall the Fates prepare."

Lo said most countries could copy Singapore's example of engaging all ministries and the private sector and the public in fighting the coronavirus, and of communicating with citizens often and honestly.

In a presidential order read out on state television, Kiir announced the addition of ministries of Veterans Affairs; Trade, Industry and Investment; Labor; Tourism and Wildlife Conservation; Livestock and Fisheries; and Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management.