Summary

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 155550
Story Slug Adv - Irish - Peace (03/16/1999)
Location Washington,
Format Pkg*
Date 3/16/1999
Archive Time 42:27
TRT 1:36
Supers :00 Washington, DC/ March 17, 1998 :11 President Clinton :39 Bertie Ahern, Ireland's Prime Minister 1:00 Joe Lockhart, White House Press Secretary 1:21 Lee Ann Necessary, Reporting
Video Description Clinton sot, chopper taking off, Albright, Clinton walking, man sot, Sinn Fein offices, Lockhart sot, Clinton, Gerry Adams, reporter stand up.
Script LEAD: WHILE THE WEARING O' THE GREEN AND PARADES WILL DOMINATE THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN WASHINGTON, THE PRESIDENT WILL USE THE TRADITIONAL CAPITOL HILL LUNCHEON AND THE GATHERING OF NORTHERN IRISH LEADERS -- TO PUSH THEM TO ACT ON "THE GOOD FRIDAY PEACE ACCORD" -- NOW, NEARLY A YEAR OLD. IN WASHINGTON, LEE ANN NECESSARY REPORTS. (Take Pkg) SCRIPT: A FEW FACES ON CAPITOL HILL MAY HAVE CHANGED -- BUT THE TRADITIONAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVITIES IN WASHINGTON WILL BRING MUCH THE SAME MESSAGE AS LAST YEAR -- A PUSH FOR PEACE IN NORTHERN IRELAND. (SOT) "I will say this as clearly and emphatically as I possibly can -- this is the chance of a lifetime for Peace in Northern Ireland. HERE, NEARLY A YEAR LATER, THE GOOD FRIDAY PEACE ACCORD-- WHICH WOULD CREATE A NEW 12 MEMBER GOVERNMENT IN IRELAND -- STILL HASN'T BEEN IMPLEMENTED. IRISH PRIME MINISTER BERTIE AHERN-- MADE THE ROUNDS IN WASHINGTON TUESDAY -- BRIEFING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO CONGRESS-MEMBERS-- ABOUT THE PROGRESS HE WILL DETAIL TO THE PRESIDENT DURING THEIR ST. PATRICK'S DAY MEETING. (SOT) "All of the things we've done to move forward and implement the agreement... we've now brought in North, south bodies where we've set up a British/ Irish council we continue to deal with the issues of prisoners' release and humans rights." AHERN WENT ON TO CONDEMN THE LATEST OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE-- MONDAY'S CAR-BOMBING-- WHICH THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS SHOULD BE THE IMPETUS TO GET THE PEACE PROCESS MOVING. (SOT) "It is manifestly in the interest of all parties to keep moving forward and build on success and not to turn back and return to an era of violence." THE PRESIDENT WILL MEET SEPARATELY WITH OTHER NORTHERN IRELAND LEADERS -- INCLUDING SINN FEIN'S GERRY ADAMS -- BEFORE AWARDING THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM TO THE MAN WHO BROKERED THE PEACE ACCORD -- FORMER SENATE MAJORITY LEADER GEORGE MITCHELL. The White House says these will not be negotiating sessions... rather Presidential pep talks -- encouraging all of the leaders to meet a "new" Good Friday deadline -- the opening of that new Irish government -- on April 2nd. In Washington, Lee Ann Necessary reporting. TAG: IN RELATED NEWS... TWO CONGRESSMEN -- REPUBLICAN PHIL ENGLISH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND DEMOCRAT JIM MCDERMOTT OF WASHINGTON STATE WILL INTRODUCE THE GOOD FRIDAY TRADE AND INVESTMENT ACT. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD TARGET EXISTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT TOOLS TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC. SUNRISE FEED-DATE: 99MAR17 SUNRISE
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