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27/09/2001
UUP in discussions with Fianna Fail
Ulster Unionists have travelled to Dublin for discussions with Fianna Fail in an attempt to win support for their current policies.
The UUP delegation consisted of MLA Michael McGimpsey, MLA Dermot Nesbitt, MP Lady Sylvia Hermon and MLA Fred Cobain.
McGimpsey said that the delegates went to take stock of Fianna Fail’s views and to discuss how to achieve a political process in Northern Ireland that will give the Ulster Unionists stability.
The delegates met with politicians from Fine Gael and Labour parties later in the afternoon.
Prior to the Dublin meeting Fred Cobain said: “The events of 11th September have transformed the political landscape across the world. It is morally indefensible for any organisation to continue to hold onto large amounts of arms and explosives for the purposes of terrorism.
“All democratic political parties must stand together on this issue. We cannot allow representatives of terrorists to continue to defy the will of people.” (CD)
The UUP delegation consisted of MLA Michael McGimpsey, MLA Dermot Nesbitt, MP Lady Sylvia Hermon and MLA Fred Cobain.
McGimpsey said that the delegates went to take stock of Fianna Fail’s views and to discuss how to achieve a political process in Northern Ireland that will give the Ulster Unionists stability.
The delegates met with politicians from Fine Gael and Labour parties later in the afternoon.
Prior to the Dublin meeting Fred Cobain said: “The events of 11th September have transformed the political landscape across the world. It is morally indefensible for any organisation to continue to hold onto large amounts of arms and explosives for the purposes of terrorism.
“All democratic political parties must stand together on this issue. We cannot allow representatives of terrorists to continue to defy the will of people.” (CD)
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