Romanian ambassador to Britain Dr Ion Jinga, centre, Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson, right, and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, left, speaks to the media at Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, June, 18, 2009. They met to discuss the recent racist attacks on the Romanian community in Belfast. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Romanian ambassador to Britain Dr Ion Jinga, centre, Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson, right, and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, left, speaks to the media at Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, June, 18, 2009. They met to discuss the recent racist attacks on the Romanian community in Belfast.

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  1. Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson, left, and NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer arrive for a press conference at Stormont, Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The New York Stock Exchange announced Monday that it plans to set up a service centre in Northern Ireland, creating up to 400 jobs. NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer announced his plans in Belfast alongside Northern Ireland's First Minister and Deputy First Ministers. He said the skills base of the region's workforce, and the personal relationship struck up with Stormont leaders lead to the investment. Recruitment for the posts will take place over the next two years. They will be mainly technical jobs, based in Belfast city centre.
  2. NYSE chief executive Duncan Niederauer, left, and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson speak to the media during a major jobs announcement at Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Niederauer unveiled plans Monday to open a new software and product-development center center in Belfast following years of lobbying by local authorities in Northern Ireland. The planned technology development center for NYSE Euronext Inc., which operates several European stock exchanges and provides trading platforms for European brokers, will be its third in Europe alongside existing operations in London and Paris.
  3. Peter Robinson, first minister for Northern Ireland, talks with journalists outside 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London October 14, 2009.
  4. Northern Ireland First Minister and DUP leader, Peter Robinson speaks to the media as he leaves 10 Downing Street in London after a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on establishing of the Justice Department of Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.
  5. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) walks with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L) and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness after their meeting at Stormont Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland October 12, 2009. Clinton urged Northern Ireland on Monday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by Washington and her own family.
  6. U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton (C), poses for a photograph with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L), and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, at Stormont Castle in Belfast October 12, 2009. Clinton urged Northern Ireland on Monday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by Washington and her own family.
  7. BELFAST - OCTOBER 12: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, poses with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L) and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (R), at Stormont Castle on October 12, 2009 in Belfast, United Kingdom. Clinton is on a five-day tour of Europe and Russia.
  8. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) walks with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L) and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness after their meeting at Stormont Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland October 12, 2009. Clinton urged Northern Ireland on Monday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by Washington and her own family.
  9. Martin McGuinness (R), deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, and Gerry Kelly, a Sinn Feinn member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, smile as they speak to media outside 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, London, October 14, 2009.
  10. Martin McGuinness (R), deputy first minister of the Northern Ireland, leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London October 14, 2009.
  11. Northern Ireland deputy First Minister and Sinn Fein politician, Martin McGuinness speaks to the media as he leaves 10 Downing Street in London after a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on establishing of the Justice Department of Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.
  12. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) walks with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L) and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness after their meeting at Stormont Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland October 12, 2009. Clinton urged Northern Ireland on Monday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by Washington and her own family.
  13. U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton (C), poses for a photograph with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L), and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, at Stormont Castle in Belfast October 12, 2009. Clinton urged Northern Ireland on Monday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by Washington and her own family.
  14. BELFAST - OCTOBER 12: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, poses with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L) and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (R), at Stormont Castle on October 12, 2009 in Belfast, United Kingdom. Clinton is on a five-day tour of Europe and Russia.
  15. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) walks with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L) and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness after their meeting at Stormont Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland October 12, 2009. Clinton urged Northern Ireland on Monday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by Washington and her own family.
  16. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) addresses a press conference with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson (L) and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (R) outside Stormont Castle in Belfast, on Monday October 12, 2009. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was on Monday to offer renewed US support for Northern Ireland's peace process and help to resolve a political stand-off threatening its power-sharing government. Clinton was in Belfast to meet the province's leaders and make a major speech to its assembly, in a bid to boost efforts to defuse the row which has brought the fragile cross-community administration to a standstill.

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