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11/04/2006
DUP to attend British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary talks
The Democratic Unionist Party is set to make an historic move and take part in a meeting of the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body despite having boycotted it since it was founded 16 years ago.
Four members of the DUP, led by deputy leader, Peter Robinson, are to join politicians from the North and South of Ireland at the next conference to be held in County Kerry later this month.
Mr Robinson will be joined by three other Westminster MPs, Iris Robinson, Nigel Dodds and Jeffrey Donaldson and the delegation will make an hour-long presentation to the British-Irish Inter-parliamentary Body when it meets in Killarney, County Kerry on 24 April.
It has been reported that the party will not take its seats on the body, instead agreeing to make a presentation.
The UUP continues to boycott the body, which was established in 1990 to "contribute to mutual understanding."
The DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson said that his party was getting involved in order to set out the unionist viewpoint and added that the party was "trying to move forward."
There are 68 members of the British-Irish Inter-parliamentary Body, which was established as a link between Westminster and the Dail.
In recent years the membership of the body has been extended with representatives from the Welsh Assembly, the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy was appointed as its co-chairman last year.
(EF/SP)
Four members of the DUP, led by deputy leader, Peter Robinson, are to join politicians from the North and South of Ireland at the next conference to be held in County Kerry later this month.
Mr Robinson will be joined by three other Westminster MPs, Iris Robinson, Nigel Dodds and Jeffrey Donaldson and the delegation will make an hour-long presentation to the British-Irish Inter-parliamentary Body when it meets in Killarney, County Kerry on 24 April.
It has been reported that the party will not take its seats on the body, instead agreeing to make a presentation.
The UUP continues to boycott the body, which was established in 1990 to "contribute to mutual understanding."
The DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson said that his party was getting involved in order to set out the unionist viewpoint and added that the party was "trying to move forward."
There are 68 members of the British-Irish Inter-parliamentary Body, which was established as a link between Westminster and the Dail.
In recent years the membership of the body has been extended with representatives from the Welsh Assembly, the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy was appointed as its co-chairman last year.
(EF/SP)
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