I can't exactly foresee the circumstances in which, you know, the American president can come in and be of help, ... But I was very grateful for the offer of that. And I think people in Northern Ireland will be as well.
It's got to be absolutely clear that people who are going to serve in the government of Northern Ireland have got to have given up violence for good,
It is also perhaps fitting that here in Northern Ireland a good part of our discussions focused on the Middle East,
So for those who sometimes say that the process in the Middle East is hopeless we say we can look at Northern Ireland and take some hope from that.
Yet here we are for all the difficulties in Northern Ireland able to point back to real improvements in the security and the standards of living,
I hope people in Northern Ireland turn away from those voices that are simply always going to say no,