A ministerial meeting is when government ministers from different countries come together to discuss and make decisions on important matters. Full definition
The 1991 gathering of the Rovaniemi Process, the first ministerial meeting of Arctic states, included Arctic indigenous representatives. (sciencediplomacy.org)
Some good things happened this last week at the Arctic Council ministerial meeting in Nuuk, Greenland, but the sense of urgency to protect the world's last great wilderness from the ravages of resource extraction — and to slow Arctic warming and melting — was lacking. (earthjustice.org)
You might think these days such a claim would not pass the laugh test, but that did not stop financial liberalization from being pushed at the WTO ministerial meeting held in July 2008. (thetyee.ca)