ANDREWS TRIBUTE TO COURAGE OF OMAGH
Andrews tribute to courage of Omagh
WOUNDS from the Omagh bombing would never fully heal. Foreign Minister David Andrews said last night, reports Chris Glennon.
In a statement to mark the anniversary of the killing of 29, he described the wounds as physical and psychological.
Mr Andrews declared: "Omagh and its people have stood firm and stood together. Omagh has become a byword for fortitude, resilience and a spirit of community."
The efforts of all who had dedicated themselves to the work of healing and rebuilding has been inspirational, he said.
He promised that unrelenting efforts to bring the perpetrators of the atrocity to justice would not cease.
Mr Andrews said it was a source of regret and concern that local agreement had not been reached on Apprentice Boys parades in Derry and the Lr Ormeau Road in Belfast.
The Government fully understood, he said, the deeply rooted concerns and anxieties of residents past whose homes unwelcome parades were routed.
The Government had consistently taken the view that disagreements about parades should be resolved through local accommodation emerging from sustained and genuine dialogue without preconditions and based on mutual respect.
"Even at this late stage," Mr Andrews urged all involved seriously to consider all constructive proposals that might lead to a harmonious resolution of difficulties.
Failing agreement, the Foreign Minister urged all to conduct themselves calmly, with dignity, and within the law.
WOUNDS from the Omagh bombing would never fully heal. Foreign Minister David Andrews said last night, reports Chris Glennon.
In a statement to mark the anniversary of the killing of 29, he described the wounds as physical and psychological.
Mr Andrews declared: "Omagh and its people have stood firm and stood together. Omagh has become a byword for fortitude, resilience and a spirit of community."
The efforts of all who had dedicated themselves to the work of healing and rebuilding has been inspirational, he said.
He promised that unrelenting efforts to bring the perpetrators of the atrocity to justice would not cease.
Mr Andrews said it was a source of regret and concern that local agreement had not been reached on Apprentice Boys parades in Derry and the Lr Ormeau Road in Belfast.
The Government fully understood, he said, the deeply rooted concerns and anxieties of residents past whose homes unwelcome parades were routed.
The Government had consistently taken the view that disagreements about parades should be resolved through local accommodation emerging from sustained and genuine dialogue without preconditions and based on mutual respect.
"Even at this late stage," Mr Andrews urged all involved seriously to consider all constructive proposals that might lead to a harmonious resolution of difficulties.
Failing agreement, the Foreign Minister urged all to conduct themselves calmly, with dignity, and within the law.
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Publisher: IRISH INDEPENDENT
Ref: II/173
Published Date: 14-Aug-99
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