'The next number of months are not going to be talking around in circles like we've seen over the last number of years' - Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says common ground must be found so the NI executive can get back up and running.
NI Protocol: Coveney hopes for breakthrough before electionIrish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said he is hoping for a “breakthrough” on some of the contentious issues around the protocol in the next fortnight.
But he stressed it would not be possible to agree a deal on all the outstanding issues before the 28 October deadline after which Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris will be legally obliged to call an election.He said “it is time to agree common ground so we can put issues to bed” and said there “will be no more talking in circles”
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