The following is the text of a Joint Statement issued today by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the city of Armagh. The statement confirm the recall of the Stormont Assembly for May 15 and indicates that failure to reach agreement on power-sharing by November 24 will lead to the two governments initiating “partnership arrangements” for the implementation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

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