At a special conference Sunday, 800 Sinn Fein delegates said the blueprint, which offers the party a seat at negotiations over the future of the province if the IRA renounces violence, was a step toward peace but was unacceptable in its present form.."
Although Sinn Fein denied it had rejected December's Downing Street Declaration, its response fell far short of the unambiguous "Yes" sought by British Prime Minister John Major and his Irish counterpart Albert Reynolds.
"Sinn Fein do not have a veto over there. We are determined to press ahead with the political process," a
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