Letitia Fitzpatrick reports for UTV Live from the peace talks at Stormont. With just three days of talks left, the draft document compiled by Senator George Mitchell has now been published. Running to 65 pages, it will now to be pored over by representatives of all parties and discussed further.

David Andrews of the Irish government and Mo Mowlam from the British government both speak to the press on the latest developments and the hope that an Agreement can now be found over the remaining days. In a separate report earlier the same day, John Taylor of the UUP is much more downbeat. He tells journalists that while previously he felt there was just a 5% chance of the talks resulting in agreement, now after the publication of the report he believes the chances have slipped to a mere 4%. Gerry Adams suggests that the talks are like stew, in that you can have all the ingredients but that you have to cook it properly.

However, the most urgent statement comes from Alliance Party leader John Alderdice, who urges the British prime minister to personally come to the talks to help move them on. He says, "On Sunday, I spoke to Mr Blair on the telephone and told him he needed to come. Today, it's Tuesday and if the prime minister wants a deal, he better get here *fast*."

Others speak of the need to push on over the remaining time, with Gary McMichael of the UDP urging his community to hold its nerve for the next 48 hours, while Monica McWilliams of the Women's Coalition declares that war is over and that this is peace. A relevant analogy by Seamus Mallon is that in a long-distance race it might start off slow but lead to a sprint finish. He feels that is happening here, but without the years of tedium building up to this point it would have been impossible.

Meanwhile, Peter Robinson of the DUP, not part of the talks, is urging unionists to reject the draft deal. While there has been huge progress at the talks, the fact remains that time is rapidly running out and with it perhaps the best prospect there has ever been of a peace settlement.

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