Cowen to meet Murphy ahead of North summit

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, will meet Northern Secretary Mr Paul Murphy in Belfast today ahead of next Thursday…

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, will meet Northern Secretary Mr Paul Murphy in Belfast today ahead of next Thursday's expected Hillsborough summit.

The summit, to be hosted by the British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair, and the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, will see the two leaders unveil their proposals for implementing the Agreement in full.

Speculation has been mounting the Assembly poll could be moved from May to October if parties reject the plan.

Last month, Mr Murphy moved the date of the Assembly elections to May 29th to give the pro-Agreement parties more time to accept the governments' blueprint.

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