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THOSE INVOLVED in the peace process have shown admirable patience in negotiations leading up to the Belfast Agreement, and also since then, the Syrian ambassador to the UK has said.

Dr Sami Khiyami admitted the Irish and Middle East peace processes were different, but said: “There are of course lessons to be learned from the Irish process – essentially Irish patience in the negotiations to achieve peace.”