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| Prime Minister Brown on NI visit | Prime Minister Brown on NI visit |
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| Prime Minister Gordon Brown is in Northern Ireland for the first time since taking over from Tony Blair. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown is in Northern Ireland for the first time since taking over from Tony Blair. |
| He is meeting Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and the leaders of the devolved UK governments at a summit of the British-Irish Council at Stormont. | He is meeting Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and the leaders of the devolved UK governments at a summit of the British-Irish Council at Stormont. |
| Before the meeting, Mr Brown said the the government was providing a fair package for Northern Ireland. | Before the meeting, Mr Brown said the the government was providing a fair package for Northern Ireland. |
| "The financial package is very big indeed - £51.5bn over the next few years," Mr Brown said. | "The financial package is very big indeed - £51.5bn over the next few years," Mr Brown said. |
| "It is to make possible the current expenditures of the Northern Ireland Assembly and to make possible a big programme of investment in the future." | "It is to make possible the current expenditures of the Northern Ireland Assembly and to make possible a big programme of investment in the future." |
| He also said he was pleased devolution had returned to Northern Ireland. | He also said he was pleased devolution had returned to Northern Ireland. |
| Bertie Ahern and Gordon Brown spoke to the press before the meeting | Bertie Ahern and Gordon Brown spoke to the press before the meeting |
| Mr Ahern said he looked forward to working with Mr Brown on the European agenda and co-operating with the UK on security and terrorism matters. | Mr Ahern said he looked forward to working with Mr Brown on the European agenda and co-operating with the UK on security and terrorism matters. |
| Mr Brown called for greater cooperation across Europe in sharing information on suspected terrorists. | Mr Brown called for greater cooperation across Europe in sharing information on suspected terrorists. |
| The BBC has learned Mr Brown is to have a separate meeting with the first and deputy first ministers and Finance Minister Peter Robinson on the issue of financial support for the executive. | The BBC has learned Mr Brown is to have a separate meeting with the first and deputy first ministers and Finance Minister Peter Robinson on the issue of financial support for the executive. |
| Strategic transport links in Britain and Ireland will also be discussed. | Strategic transport links in Britain and Ireland will also be discussed. |
| The council brings together eight governments representing Westminster, Dublin, devolved nations, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. | The council brings together eight governments representing Westminster, Dublin, devolved nations, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. |
| On Tuesday, the North-South Ministerial Council meets in Armagh. | On Tuesday, the North-South Ministerial Council meets in Armagh. |
| Ministers will focus on co-operation over a new roads programme and on reopening another section of the Ulster Canal linking Upper Lough Erne with the Shannon. | Ministers will focus on co-operation over a new roads programme and on reopening another section of the Ulster Canal linking Upper Lough Erne with the Shannon. |
| The establishment of a North-South Parliamentary Forum is also on the agenda. | The establishment of a North-South Parliamentary Forum is also on the agenda. |
| There will be coverage of Monday's meeting on Stormont Live on BBC 2 at 1130 BST - which will also be streamed online. |