Sun, Nov 30, 2003 - Page 6 News List

Talks begin in Northern Ireland

GLOOMY Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy was due to meet all of the province's main political groups, but many are skeptical about future progress

AFP , BELFAST

The majority of London-based newspapers Saturday predicted a bleak future for the peace process.

"The Good Friday Agreement has taken a battering," The Times said in an editorial, calling the current situation a stalemate.

The Daily Telegraph said the peace agreement "has now reached the end of the line."

"Instead of encouraging cross-community collaboration, it has driven the two traditions back onto themselves ... Instead of rewarding moderation, it has encouraged fundamentalism," the right-wing daily said in an editorial.

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