Cowen urges NI parties to resolve deadlock
Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowen has called on all Northern politicians to make every effort to resolve the impasse in the peace process during talks later this month.
Mr Cowen was speaking in Inchydoney, Co Cork where Fianna Fáil is holding a two-day meeting of its parliamentary party ahead of the new Dáil term.
A summit involving the Irish and British governments and the Northern political parties is due to take place in Leeds Castle later this month in an effort to overcome the current deadlock in the peace process.
“This problem should be resolved,” Mr Cowen said. “Those who have mandates now have to step up and meet their responsibilities.”
