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Haass plan: NI leaders meet after Stormont rejects implementation vote Haass plan: Leaders 'positive' meeting after Stormont rejects implementation vote
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The leaders of Stormont's five main parties are due to meet to discuss the way ahead following the lack of agreement over the Haass proposals. The leaders of Northern Ireland's five main parties have held talks at Stormont about the Haass proposals on flags, parades and the past.
A Sinn Féin motion calling for the implementation of the plan was rejected by the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday night. Afterwards, SDLP leader Aladair McDonnell described the discussions as positive and said it was now time for implementation rather that negotiation.
They came a day after the assembly rejected a Sinn Féin motion calling for the implementation of the plan.
Amendments by the UUP, the DUP and Alliance were also voted down.Amendments by the UUP, the DUP and Alliance were also voted down.
The Haass talks focussed on the issues of flags, parades and the past and ended on New Year's Eve without a deal. The Haass talks, chaired by US diplomat Richard Haass and Harvard academic Prof Meghan O'Sullivan, ended on New Year's Eve without a deal.
They were chaired by US diplomat Richard Haass and Harvard academic Prof Meghan O'Sullivan. The parties have agreed to meet again next week.
During Monday's assembly debate, Sinn Féin's Caitriona Ruane accused the DUP and the Ulster Unionists of a "failure of leadership".During Monday's assembly debate, Sinn Féin's Caitriona Ruane accused the DUP and the Ulster Unionists of a "failure of leadership".
The DUP's Arlene Foster said there was "still much work to do" on the proposals.The DUP's Arlene Foster said there was "still much work to do" on the proposals.
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The DUP had proposed an amendment that would delete any reference to the Haass proposals being implemented.The DUP had proposed an amendment that would delete any reference to the Haass proposals being implemented.
The UUP also proposed an amendment to the Sinn Féin motion, which called on the first and deputy first ministers to agree to proposals for a practical and a positive way forward.The UUP also proposed an amendment to the Sinn Féin motion, which called on the first and deputy first ministers to agree to proposals for a practical and a positive way forward.
In a separate amendment, the Alliance Party wanted another process to examine difficulties over parades and flags and have called for an independently chaired mechanism to be set up urgently.In a separate amendment, the Alliance Party wanted another process to examine difficulties over parades and flags and have called for an independently chaired mechanism to be set up urgently.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland's first minister said any work on the Haass proposals should examine in detail all 340 elements in the document.Meanwhile, Northern Ireland's first minister said any work on the Haass proposals should examine in detail all 340 elements in the document.
Peter Robinson told the assembly the parties must itemise areas of agreement.Peter Robinson told the assembly the parties must itemise areas of agreement.