The Taoiseach is today attending the 13th summit meeting of the British-Irish Council in Jersey.
Brian Cowen will be among the representatives of eight national and regional administrations from Britain and Ireland at the event.
The Minister for Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív, will give a speech on “Indigenous, Minority and Lesser-Used Languages”, which is the main theme of today’s summit, in St Helier.
One of the lesser-known institutions to arise out of the Belfast Agreement, the council will be 10 years old next month.
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Membership comprises the British and Irish governments, the devolved institutions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the administrations in the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey.