Blair Welcomes N.Ireland Power- Sharing Deal

British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed a power-sharing deal reached by Northern Ireland.

"This is a very important day for the people of Northern Ireland ... In a sense everything we've done in the last 10 years has been a preparation for this moment," he said.

"The people of Northern Ireland have ... said: 'We want peace and power-sharing and people working together' and the political leadership has then come in behind that and said: 'We will deliver what the people want'," he said.