Paisley and Ahern visit site of battle of Boyne
Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley and the Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern are to visit the historic site of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne.
Mr Paisley said it would show "how far we have come when we can celebrate and learn from the past".
He was speaking after talks with the taoiseach in Dublin when the pair shook hands publicly for the first time.
Mr Paisley said he hoped "old suspicions and discord can be buried forever" through mutual co-operation.
The Battle of the Boyne was fought between William of Orange and Catholic King James II in 1690. The Protestant Orange Order celebrate William's victory every year on 12 July.
Mr Paisley said: "We both look forward to visiting the battle site at the Boyne, but not to re-fight it. I don't want Mr Ahern to have home advantage."
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Mr Paisley said it would show "how far we have come when we can celebrate and learn from the past".
He was speaking after talks with the taoiseach in Dublin when the pair shook hands publicly for the first time.
Mr Paisley said he hoped "old suspicions and discord can be buried forever" through mutual co-operation.
The Battle of the Boyne was fought between William of Orange and Catholic King James II in 1690. The Protestant Orange Order celebrate William's victory every year on 12 July.
Mr Paisley said: "We both look forward to visiting the battle site at the Boyne, but not to re-fight it. I don't want Mr Ahern to have home advantage."