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ARGUMENTS FOCUS ON NEW ASSEMBLY
02/02/98 18:02 EST

The Northern Ireland peace talks resumed in Belfast today
after last week's transfer to London. Discussion centered on
internal political arrangements and the form of any new
assembly. Yet again, the parties were at odds with each
other. This time it was Sinn Fein which was under fire from
all sides. Ulster Unionists and the Alliance Party accused
the party of refusing to engage in discussion on the issue.

SDLP deputy leader Seamus Mallon said a new shared
institution in Northern Ireland was a 'vital cog' in the
settlement wheel. In a clear attack on Sinn Fein, he said he
would like to hear how there could be strong cross-border
bodies unless there was a strong institution in the north.
But Sinn Fein chairman Mitchel McLaughlin said his party
remained totally opposed to an assembly and accused Mallon
of peddling a partitionist solution.

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