SDLP MLA for West Tyrone Joe Byrne says he is relishing the opportunity of engaging in the upcoming Haass negotiations.
This comes after party leader Dr. Alasdair McDonnell announced that Mr Byrne would be joining party colleague Alex Attwood in the negotiations.
Mr. Byrne said:
“I welcome the opportunity to contribute, along with my SDLP colleague Alex Attwood, to tackling some of the most difficult issues that we face in this region.
“The Haass talks will consist of a very challenging agenda focusing on the outstanding issues relating to flags, parades, and dealing with the past.
“The last 12 months have highlighted the dangers these issues present to the political system here and the community tensions that arise as a result of these matters.
“These are some of the outstanding matters parked at the time of the Good Friday Agreement but which now need to be dealt with comprehensively through an all-party inclusive process chaired by Mr Richard Haass, the US Envoy to Northern Ireland.”
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