Both Sinn Féin and the DUP have welcomed the announcement of the new round of talks on the restoration of power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that she approaches the new round of talks on the restoration of power-sharing in Northern Ireland with "both optimism and pragmatism"."This now is our opportunity to resolve the equality issues, the outstanding issues, and to establish good sustainable power-sharing government in the north," she said.
"If it is not possible to deal with these [outstanding] issues through the talks, well then they will have to be resolved by the two governments, through the inter-governmental conference." "The DUP will not be found wanting in any talks process but our preference would be for the Assembly to be restored and have the talks process in parallel.
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley said in a press conference with Tánaiste Simon Coveney in Belfast that it was her "absolute determination" for the new talks to succeed, and that the Good Friday Agreement must be "upheld and defended".
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