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Article: STATE DEPT.: CONVENING OF NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY AN 'IMPORTANT MOMENT'
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 8, 2007
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The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release:
By Stephen KaufmanUSINFO Staff Writer
The Bush administration welcomes the convening of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government, which marks the end of direct rule from London and raises hopes for a permanent, peaceful coexistence between Northern Ireland's Catholic and Protestant communities.
"It is an important moment," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters May 8. "All of the parties involved in this process over the years deserve congratulations," he said, offering special recognition to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who he said "worked tirelessly on this ...