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| McGuinness attends event in Iraq | McGuinness attends event in Iraq |
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| Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is on his way to Iraq. | |
| An initiative is to be announced in the country on Saturday to try to reconcile Iraq's Shia and Sunni communities. | An initiative is to be announced in the country on Saturday to try to reconcile Iraq's Shia and Sunni communities. |
| Discussions involving Northern Ireland representatives and South African political figures have been taking place over the last several months. | Discussions involving Northern Ireland representatives and South African political figures have been taking place over the last several months. |
| Previous talks have been held in Helsinki and Mr McGuinness said he was happy to be involved in the process. | |
| "It is quite important to drop pebbles into a pool in the hope that the waves will reach all shores and that's what we're doing," he said. "That's what we did in Helsinki 1, and Helsinki 2. | |
| "I suppose now we're dropping a bigger pebble in the pool by actually going ourselves physically to Baghdad to declare the politicians and others as people of courage - people who are showing leadership in a very difficult time for their country." | |
| Another delegate, Quintin Oliver, said: "Look at the intensity of the conflict that's going on. | |
| "It's the global issue of the decade and to climb out of that, that must be something for the Iraqis," he said. | "It's the global issue of the decade and to climb out of that, that must be something for the Iraqis," he said. |
| "That's why it's important that the torch moves from a forest in Finland into the heart of the capital city, where the issues remain unresolved." | "That's why it's important that the torch moves from a forest in Finland into the heart of the capital city, where the issues remain unresolved." |