Irish Foreign minister Simon Coveney describes as "worrying" a reported Conservative Party manifesto pledge that would prevent British soldiers from facing prosecution for crimes allegedly committed during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
Speaking in Brussels Mr Coveney said: "“That is a worry. Perhaps this is just part of an election campaign, but we have an agreement between both govts and parties in NI in how to progress, to manage very senstive legacy issues, and to move the process of reconciliation forward.
"That was agreed in the Stormont House Agreement [of Dec 2014], and within that agreement there is no amnesty for any one sector within Northern Ireland or people who were involved in breaches of the law.
“I think it is important that a process of reconciliation and legacy moves ahead in a way that is consistent with what is agreed. From our perspective, we have an agreed approach. It’s in the Stormont House agreement and we hope that’s respected"
