I hope people in Northern Ireland turn away from those voices that are simply always going to say no,

It is also perhaps fitting that here in Northern Ireland a good part of our discussions focused on the Middle East,

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,

This year, 2006, is a very decisive year for Northern Ireland.

We have never come this far before. We've never been this close to a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland,

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,