Nick Fenwick, FUW, suggested that the views the minister expressed might have been different had the assembly government made more "robust statement" about their preferred direction of travel.

BBC: Rural Development Sub-committee

We urge you to ensure that the direction contained in the Statement of Managers is complied with at once, and we await your immediate reply.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Dehqan's statement is indicative of the mullahs' confidence in the direction the region is taking.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The new Middle East

That statement left many analysts uncertain as to the direction of policy.

BBC: IMF promises decisive action for eurozone debt crisis

"I think it's a very clear statement that the people of Israel want to see a different direction, " said Yesh Atid candidate Rabbi Dov Lipman.

WSJ: Israel Vote Weakens Premier

Lib Dem Iain Smith said the statement lacked any detail, direction or clarity about the future of the cultural sector in Scotland.

BBC: RELATED BBC SITES

The U.S. central bank will announce its policy statement later in the global day, which will be scrutinized for clues on the direction of monetary policy in the world's largest economy.

WSJ: Asian Shares Mixed as Europe Concerns Linger

The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan, Steffan de Mistura, said the Taliban statement was "in the opposite direction" to many other recent signals, and could be part of a pre-negotiation strategy of creating perceptions, building up pressure and increasing military attacks.

BBC: US chief Petraeus vows to protect Afghan civilians

Liberal Democrat AM Peter Black described the statement as "a bit of an anti climax" as he felt it had "very little information of the direction the minister is going in".

BBC: Homelessness Legislation Review statement