US Supports Police Reform Plan for Northern IrelandThe United States on Monday expressed its "strong support" for the British plan for police reform in Northern Ireland and urged other parties to follow suit to back the Good Friday peace agreement."The United States government strongly supports the updated implementation plan of the Patten report, which sets out a clear road map for police reform in Northern Ireland," the White House said in a statement. "This document is constructive and far-sighted," the statement said. "We warmly applaud today's commitment by the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) to participate in the new policing institutions, and we urge other parties to follow suit." "The agreement on policing should give new impetus to the comprehensive package put forward by the British and Irish governments on August 1 to achieve full implementation of the Good Friday agreement of 1998," the statement said. |
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