Government has first face-to face talks with DUP in London next week
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Foreign Minister Brian Cowen confirmed yesterday that they will meet a delegation of senior DUP figures, including the Rev Paisley, in the Irish Embassy in London. It is the first time that they will have met since the DUP emerged as the largest party in the North after the Assembly elections in November.
Speaking yesterday, Mr Ahern described the proposed meeting as a major step forward in the ongoing efforts by both governments and the Northern political parties to restore the Assembly and institutions, which have been in suspension for more than a year.
