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Haass talks: Five main parties to get draft document Haass talks: DUP mixed reaction to draft document
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The five main Stormont parties will be given a draft document, drawn up by the US diplomat Richard Haass, on the way forward on flags, parades and the past. The draft document on the way forward on flags, parades and the past "has good and bad" parts, a DUP MP has said.
Jeffrey Donaldson was speaking after an initial reading of the proposals drawn up by US diplomat Richard Haass.
The five main Stormont parties have been examining the document.
Mr Donaldson said there were some parts they liked and "other elements we will have significant problems with". He added that the document was "by no means the end product".
Following reports of a row between the DUP and the Haass team last Thursday, Mr Donaldson said there were "now very substantial changes to the document they were were presented with then".
He said those changes "reflect concerns that we had".
"That doesn't mean they have all been dealt with satisfactorily," he said.
Robust
SDLP MLA Alex Attwood said the document had "strength and depth".
His party leader Alasdair McDonnell said the document was robust and its detail now needed to be interrogated.
Both delegations have gone to brief their parties.
Whilst the parties examine the proposals at Stormont, talks chairman Dr Haass will be in London meeting the Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers and Downing Street officials.Whilst the parties examine the proposals at Stormont, talks chairman Dr Haass will be in London meeting the Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers and Downing Street officials.
Dr Haass is expected to brief them on progress to date.Dr Haass is expected to brief them on progress to date.
He will return on Tuesday for another round of talks with local politicians.He will return on Tuesday for another round of talks with local politicians.
Dr Haass has previously said he is determined to bring the talks to a head by the end of the year.Dr Haass has previously said he is determined to bring the talks to a head by the end of the year.
Five rooms have been set aside inside the Stormont Hotel on Monday for the political parties to examine Dr Haass's draft document.Five rooms have been set aside inside the Stormont Hotel on Monday for the political parties to examine Dr Haass's draft document.
The negotiating teams will be able to bring in some of their colleagues - it is understood some party leaders will attend. The parties have been told not to bring in any phones or other communication devices, nor to leave with any copies of the draft.
But the parties have been told not to bring in any phones or other communication devices, nor to leave with any copies of the draft.
From Wednesday, the discussions are expected to move up a gear as Dr Haass's team pushes towards an agreed conclusion.From Wednesday, the discussions are expected to move up a gear as Dr Haass's team pushes towards an agreed conclusion.
The US diplomat returned to Northern Ireland last Monday for what he said would be an "intense two weeks of deliberations and negotiations".The US diplomat returned to Northern Ireland last Monday for what he said would be an "intense two weeks of deliberations and negotiations".