I feel hopeful and confident that the ultimate prize -- stable, inclusive government in Northern Ireland and an unbreakable peace -- will at long last be within our grasp.

There will always be extremists who seek to disrupt a process such as the peace process in Northern Ireland, ... They must not be allowed to get their way.

They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict.

Violence or the threat of violence will not solve the problems of Northern Ireland. The only way forward to peace, political stability and reconciliation is through democratic means,

We have made an important step in the transition from conflict to peace in Northern Ireland.

A foreign government has more say over Northern Ireland than the people of Northern Ireland.