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Ian Paisley afferma che Stormont necessità di un rapporto franco tra i suoi leaders

Il fondatore del DUP Ian Paisley, è certo che l’Esecutivo potrebbe raggiungere maggiori risultati se alla base ci fosse un rapporto franco come quello che si era instaurato tra lui e il suo vice Martin McGuinness.
Il commento fa parte di un’intervista rilasciata dall’ex primo ministro al giornale NewsLetter, in cui rivela una conversazione privata tra lui e McGuinness avvenuta all’epoca del loro insediamento a Stormont nel 2007.
Paisley sostiene che l’accordo stretto in quegli anni dal DUP e il Sinn Fein era fondato sulla legalità e che il leader attuale del Democratic Unionist Party dovrebbe approcciarsi al suo ruolo con ‘onestà’.
Nell’intervista Ian Paisley, illustra il comportamento che dovrebbero tenere i leaders politici in occasione dei negoziati e nella loro vita di ufficio.

Executive could do better, says Paisley (NewsLetter)
DUP founder Ian Paisley has said that the current Executive would achieve more if it was founded on the same frank relationship as existed between Martin McGuinness and himself.
In an in-depth interview published in today’s News Letter, Dr Paisley reveals a private conversation with Mr McGuinness when both men entered Stormont Castle in 2007.
Dr Paisley says that he spelt out his absolute sincerity towards the historic DUP-Sinn Fein arrangement, promising the veteran republican that as he had kept his side of their deal by supporting the rule of law, the then DUP leader would approach his new role with “honesty”.
A fortnight ago in his News Letter column Dr Paisley seemingly expressed his displeasure at Peter Robinson, although not referring to his successor by name, for talking of a secret “clever device” in his policing and justice agreement with Sinn Fein.
In the interview, the MP of nearly four decades sets out how he believes political leaders should conduct themselves in negotiations and in office.
The interview is part of the News Letter’s new three-page political section, The Political Review.
Also in The Political Review section of the paper this week:
* Professor Henry Patterson argues that devolving policing and justice
will not be a panacea to violent dissident republicanism.;
* Assembly Speaker Willie Hay urges the public to engage with the Assembly;
* Geoff McGimpsey looks through the best of the online political debate;
* A round-up of what happened in the Assembly chamber and committees
this week and a look ahead to what MLAs will focus on in the next
seven days.