Life radically changed; the new regime looked for proselytes among the youth, and of course, saw the Catholic Church, and ministers as potential enemies.

Revered by an adoring public, the 81-year-old king is seen as a stabilising influence in a country which, during his reign, has seen numerous military coups, 17 constitutions and even more prime ministers.

"I have seen more cooperative senior ministers of state," he said.

He will also see Saudi, Kuwaiti and Norwegian ministers in coming days.

Strong Winter Demand Seen Several ministers said, however, that they believed winter demand for oil would be strong enough to sustain current prices.

See ministers and people?

I can certainly see African-American ministers saying, 'He's back in the mix.

On his execution day he refused to see several Protestant ministers, after meeting with family members.

Over recent days, weeks and months, we have constantly seen ministers from Member States coming together to try to help find ways out of each other's individual problems.

He saw ministers joining the civil rights movement and was unimpressed.