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(Reuters) – Irish and British governments have “paused” talks to restore Northern Ireland’s devolved regional government, stalling a power-sharing agreement between the Irish nationalists and pro-British unionists in the region, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Talks for a deal between the Sinn Fein party and the Democratic Unionist Party will restart after Christmas, the newspaper added on.ft.com/2sPCs90, citing a senior Irish official.
Reporting by Akshay Balan in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli
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