All efforts must be made to avoid a new Stormont election, simoncoveney says after talks with four of the five main parties.
By Jayne McCormackAll efforts must be made to find an alternative to holding a fresh Stormont assembly election, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has said.NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said he willMr Coveney commented that "timelines are never easy in Northern Ireland".
The DUP has protested against the Northern Ireland Protocol, a part of the Brexit deal which ensures free trade can continue across the Irish land border post-Brexit. Mr Coveney repeated that a deal on the protocol between the UK and EU by 28 October was "not realistic"."We are looking for a breakthrough on some of these issues in the next few weeks so that we can have the basis for a step forward on some of the contentious issues before the end of October," Mr Coveney said.
The DUP says there's a diary clash but it's not the first time this has happened when Simon Coveney has come north in the recent past.
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