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Haass plan: Leaders 'positive' meeting after Stormont rejects implementation vote | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
The leaders of Northern Ireland's five main parties have held talks at Stormont about the Haass proposals on flags, parades and the past. | |
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, chaired by US diplomat Richard Haass and Harvard academic Prof Meghan O'Sullivan, ended on New Year's Eve without a deal. | |
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. |
Elements | Elements |
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. |