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| Stormont leaders to meet US dipolmat Richard Haass | Stormont leaders to meet US dipolmat Richard Haass |
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| Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers are due to have talks with US diplomat Richard Haass later, during their visit to New York. | Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers are due to have talks with US diplomat Richard Haass later, during their visit to New York. |
| It comes in advance of Dr Haass's trip to Northern Ireland next week. | It comes in advance of Dr Haass's trip to Northern Ireland next week. |
| Dr Haass is due to chair all-party talks set up to deal with some of the most divisive issues confronting Northern Ireland. | Dr Haass is due to chair all-party talks set up to deal with some of the most divisive issues confronting Northern Ireland. |
| They will consider the controversial issues of flags, parading and how to deal with the past. | They will consider the controversial issues of flags, parading and how to deal with the past. |
| Former US senator George Mitchell, who chaired the Northern Ireland peace talks that led to the Good Friday Agreement, was one of a number of guests at an American Ireland event in New York on Tuesday evening, attended by Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness. | |
| Senator Mitchell said he had been talking to Richard Haass about the talks. | Senator Mitchell said he had been talking to Richard Haass about the talks. |
| He praised Dr Haass as "a very able man" who would make every effort to resolve the issues, but warned that once one difficulty is solved, others come along. | He praised Dr Haass as "a very able man" who would make every effort to resolve the issues, but warned that once one difficulty is solved, others come along. |
| The first and deputy first ministers are due to meet Dr Haass at his New York think tank, the Council on Foreign Relations. | The first and deputy first ministers are due to meet Dr Haass at his New York think tank, the Council on Foreign Relations. |
| On Tuesday, Mr Robinson tweeted: "Good meetings this afternoon with Duncan Niederauer, chief executive of New York Stock Exchange and with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg." | On Tuesday, Mr Robinson tweeted: "Good meetings this afternoon with Duncan Niederauer, chief executive of New York Stock Exchange and with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg." |
| Mr McGuinness also used his Twitter account to talk about his "great friend, Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg". | Mr McGuinness also used his Twitter account to talk about his "great friend, Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg". |
| On Thursday, the first and deputy first ministers will visit the New York Yacht Club for the annual Wall Street 50 awards. | On Thursday, the first and deputy first ministers will visit the New York Yacht Club for the annual Wall Street 50 awards. |
| The event recognizes the accomplishments of Irish-American and Irish-born leaders of the financial industry. | The event recognizes the accomplishments of Irish-American and Irish-born leaders of the financial industry. |