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Peter Robinson wants victims to see Troubles legacy talks papers Peter Robinson wants victims to see Troubles legacy talks papers
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Key documents on the legacy of the Troubles, discussed at recent talks, should be published so victims' groups can read them, Peter Robinson has said.Key documents on the legacy of the Troubles, discussed at recent talks, should be published so victims' groups can read them, Peter Robinson has said.
His Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin reached a new deal on Tuesday but it did not include legacy issues.His Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin reached a new deal on Tuesday but it did not include legacy issues.
The Northern Ireland Victims Forum has demanded an apology from politicians over the failure to agree new agencies to investigate the Troubles legacy.The Northern Ireland Victims Forum has demanded an apology from politicians over the failure to agree new agencies to investigate the Troubles legacy.
Mr Robinson has said it was not the DUP which held up this aspect of the talks.Mr Robinson has said it was not the DUP which held up this aspect of the talks.
'National security'
"There were two essential documents in relation to legacy issues," Mr Robinson told the BBC's Inside Politics."There were two essential documents in relation to legacy issues," Mr Robinson told the BBC's Inside Politics.
"The Democratic Unionist Party has approved both, so the problem is not with the Democratic Unionist Party."The Democratic Unionist Party has approved both, so the problem is not with the Democratic Unionist Party.
"So, if apologies are being sought, then they should go and seek those who have difficulties in giving approval to those documents.""So, if apologies are being sought, then they should go and seek those who have difficulties in giving approval to those documents."
Earlier this week, Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness said talks on the legacy of the past failed because the government would not commit to full disclosure of classified documents relating to Troubles incidents on national security grounds. Reacting to Mr Robinson's remarks, Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly said that "great difficulty" had been created by the government's insistence on maintaining a veto over the release of classified information about Troubles incidents.
He accused Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers of "blocking" access to Troubles documents, including some that had already been in the public domain.
"The families have said very clearly to us 'bad leg legislation is worse than no legislation at all'," Mr Kelly said.
"We need to get this right."
Peter Robinson's interview will be broadcast as part of Inside Politics on BBC Radio Ulster at 18:05 GMT on Friday 20 November, and will be repeated at 13:35 on Saturday 21 November.Peter Robinson's interview will be broadcast as part of Inside Politics on BBC Radio Ulster at 18:05 GMT on Friday 20 November, and will be repeated at 13:35 on Saturday 21 November.