Northern Ireland's Secretary of State chhcalling will meet the Irish Foreign Minister MichealMartinTD in Dublin later, ahead of the deadline for restoring an executive at Stormont
, he said he would "carefully assess all options" regarding what comes next and continue to talk to all parties before making any decisions.Mr Heaton-Harris is due to meet the Irish Foreign Minister and Tanaiste Micheál Martin in Dublin later.PA MediaChris Heaton-Harris said he will assess his options as another Stormont deadline is about to pass
Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker and the Republic's Justice Minister Simon Harris are among politicians who will also attend the BIIGC. While the gathering usually deals with economic cooperation, political stability and security, developments on the Northern Ireland Protocol talks between London and Brussels are likely to be on the agenda.There has been no functioning devolved government at Stormont since February 2022, after the DUP withdrew from the institutions in protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol.
This protocol was designed to ensure free trade could continue across the Irish land border, but it has led to new checks on some goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin won the most seats in the last assembly election in May, entitling the party to nominate for the position of first minister.The BIIGC was established as part of the Good Friday Agreement to promote bilateral cooperation between the British and Irish governments. It deals with issues which are not devolved to Stormont.The UK government is represented by the Northern Ireland secretary and Dublin's foreign minister represents the Republic's government.
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