European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages stars and s tripes wednesday march282nn7 Paul Faith democratic unionist party Leader Ian Paisley left and sinn fein president Gerry Adams speak to the Media during a news conference monday at the Stormont Assembly building in Belfast Northern Ireland n Ireland parties reach Deal by Shawn Pogatchnik the associated press Belfast Northern Ireland the leaders of Northern Ireland major protestant and Catholic parties sitting Side by Side for the first time in history announced a breakthrough Deal monday to forge a Power sharing administration May 8 the agreement followed four and a half years of deadlock and unprecedented facet face negotiations Between the British protestants of Ian pais Leys democratic unionist party and the Irish catholics of Gerry Adams sinn fein the two foes who for years negotiated Only via third parties at Paisley insistence sat beside each other at a table in the main dining room in Stor Mont parliamentary building in Belfast largely avoiding Eye Contact officials on both sides said they did not shake hands after a Long and difficult time in our province i believe that enormous opportunities lie ahead said Paisley 80 whose party previously boycotted con tact with sinn fein because of its links to the outlawed Irish Republican army we must not allow our justified loathing of the horrors and tragedies of the past to become a Barrier to creating a better and More stable future for our children Paisley said Adams 58 a reputed Veteran Ira commander said mondays Accord Marks the beginning of a new Era of politics on this Island he said protestants and catholics had been in conflict in Northeast Ireland for centuries now theres a new Start with the help of god he said both Adams and Paisley said they and their deputies would begin immediate negotiations on forging a joint platform for government there is important preparatory work to be car ried out so that ministers can hit the ground run Ning Paisley said Britain which had Long billed monday As its unbreakable deadline for Power sharing to begin or for the Northern Ireland Assembly to be dissolved signalled it would introduce an emergency Bill to be rushed through both houses of parliament in Lon Don by tuesday Iran interrogating 15 detained British troops the associated press Tehran Iran Iran said monday it was interrogating is detained British sailors and marines to determine whether they intentionally entered iranian Waters an indication the country might be seeking a Way out of the confrontation with Britain Britain denies its personnel had left iraqi territory when they were captured and detained by Iran a Contention backed by Iraq foreign minister who called on Iran to release the group in comments read out by a news Caster iranian Deputy foreign minister Meh i Mostafavi did not say what Iran plans to do with the British sailors but he said they were being interrogated it should become Clear whether their entry into Iran was intentional or unintentional after that is clarified the necessary decision will be made Mostafavi said Britain and the United states have said the sailors and marines were intercepted Friday just after they completed a search of a civilian vessel in the iraqi part of the Shatt Alarab waterway Lead ing to the persian Gulf where the Border with Iran has historically been disputed separately Iran ambassador to Iraq Hassan Kazemi Komi said in a Telephone interview from Baghdad that there was no countries ask Iran to Honor in demands Moscow the presi dents of Russia and China on monday called on Iran to Ful fill the unj3ecurity councils demands Jover its disputed atomic program a Day after islamic an dupe edit As partially sus the states mean while Sam iranian response sanctions was a Stein Inythe wrong direction joint statement and he Jintao countries were for a compre Long Terni and mutually acceptable solution to the iranian nuclear problem they also emphasized that the increasingly tense dispute should bus resolved exclusive Means from the ass6ciat6d press connection Between the seizures of the 15 and any other issues be tween the West and Iran he like Mostafavi denied any aim for a prisoner Swap they entered iranian territorial Waters and were arrested and Are undergoing the process of investigation and interrogation it has nothing to do with other is sues he said March 29 to april 11 frito original scoops munchies a Quaker snack mix flavor twists
