SDLP West Tyrone MLA and Talks Negotiator Joe Byrne has expressed his disappointment following the withdrawal of Unionist parties from the Talks aimed at finding a resolution to flags, parading and the Past.
“This was a time when good leadership was essential and this is what the SDLP was trying to provide in the talks room.
“It is imperative that community leaders now remain calm and move to ease tensions wherever they arise. The coming days and weeks will undoubtedly see anger but we must all seek to address that in a mature way.
“All parties now need to get back in the room and reengage in dialogue; this is the only way of making progress. We were making some progress and the SDLP are convinced that resolution to all of the issues that are on the table is possible. No party or community should be allowed to derail this that has the potential to resolve the outstanding challenges we face.
“This is a time for cool heads. If the last 40 years has taught us anything, it is that you can make all the threats you like, you can destabilise what you like but at the end of the day you have to come back to the institutions. We need the institutions to hold our community together.
“The public are streets ahead of some of their politicians. They want to see the talks make progress and move our society into prosperity. It is our duty to help deliver for them”
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