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Minister Flanagan travels to Stormont for meetings with political parties in Northern Ireland
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan T.D., will today (Monday) be at Stormont for meetings with the political parties in Northern Ireland.
Speaking ahead of the visit, Minister Flanagan said,
"I am looking forward to the talks process getting underway again, following the pause for the UK general election campaign.
"It is now more important than ever that we have effective devolved Government in Northern Ireland, especially with Brexit negotiations due to begin shortly.
"It is absolutely crucial that the voice of Northern Ireland should be heard in these negotiations through a newly formed power sharing Executive. This is what the people of Northern Ireland voted for in the Assembly elections in March.
"The Irish Government remains fully committed to ensuring that the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent agreements are upheld and implemented in full."