19/06/2017
Coveney To Take Part In NI Talks To Restore Power Sharing
Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs has said that the start of the Brexit negotiations in Brussels underlines the urgent need to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland.
Minister Simon Coveney is taking part in the talks for the first time today, 19 June.
Sinn Fein and the DUP are meeting at Stormont to attempt to restore power-sharing before the deadline on 29 June.
Minister Coveney said: "I will do my utmost to support the parties in reaching an agreement which ensures that the integrity of the Good Friday Agreement is fully protected, that all of its institutions function effectively and fairly and that previous agreements are honourably implemented."
"There is 10 days within the life-time of the current assembly to secure the necessary agreement.
"If we needed any reminder of the urgency of having power-sharing institutions in Stormont, it is the coincidence of the Brexit negotiations beginning in Brussels today."
(CD)
Minister Simon Coveney is taking part in the talks for the first time today, 19 June.
Sinn Fein and the DUP are meeting at Stormont to attempt to restore power-sharing before the deadline on 29 June.
Minister Coveney said: "I will do my utmost to support the parties in reaching an agreement which ensures that the integrity of the Good Friday Agreement is fully protected, that all of its institutions function effectively and fairly and that previous agreements are honourably implemented."
"There is 10 days within the life-time of the current assembly to secure the necessary agreement.
"If we needed any reminder of the urgency of having power-sharing institutions in Stormont, it is the coincidence of the Brexit negotiations beginning in Brussels today."
(CD)
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