Peace process – Chance must not be squandered

advance of today’s EU-US summit, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair held meetings in London yesterday in an effort to advance the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Both men will meet again at today’s summit in Dromoland Castle which will discuss Iraq, the Middle East and transatlantic trade and economic matters.

Amid the tightest security operation ever mounted in the State, because of the presence of US President George W Bush, today’s summit will also include the signing of an agreement on EU-US economic partnership. However, yesterday’s London meeting dealt solely with Northern Ireland.