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Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey has accused Ian Paisley of handing Gerry Adams a propaganda victory at their historic first meeting.Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey has accused Ian Paisley of handing Gerry Adams a propaganda victory at their historic first meeting.
Speaking on Inside Politics, he said the televised meeting between the DUP leader and Mr Adams was "bizarre"Speaking on Inside Politics, he said the televised meeting between the DUP leader and Mr Adams was "bizarre"
Sir Reg said it did more for the Sinn Fein leader than it did for unionism.Sir Reg said it did more for the Sinn Fein leader than it did for unionism.
"I'm not criticising Ian for meeting with Gerry Adams what I'm criticising him for is for allowing it to be turned into a Sinn Fein photo-fest," he said."I'm not criticising Ian for meeting with Gerry Adams what I'm criticising him for is for allowing it to be turned into a Sinn Fein photo-fest," he said.
"He should have met him long ago and I called for that."He should have met him long ago and I called for that.
"But the point I have to make is that we in our party got dogs abuse for trying to deal with the republican movement over the years from Ian Paisley and his colleagues."But the point I have to make is that we in our party got dogs abuse for trying to deal with the republican movement over the years from Ian Paisley and his colleagues.
"And yet they've done things in the last few weeks which we'd have been hounded out for," Sir Reg said."And yet they've done things in the last few weeks which we'd have been hounded out for," Sir Reg said.
The DUP and Sinn Fein leaders shared a news conference on 26 March to announce they were committed to restoring the power-sharing assembly on 8 May.The DUP and Sinn Fein leaders shared a news conference on 26 March to announce they were committed to restoring the power-sharing assembly on 8 May.
Strangford DUP assembly member Simon Hamilton said the UUP leader was in no position to accuse his party of handing propaganda coups to Sinn Fein.
"Only someone with an extremely short memory could accuse others of handing republicans a media victory whenever their own time in the driving seat of unionism is hallmarked with one propaganda coup after propaganda coup for Sinn Fein," he said.