It was in February, too, that Batasuna leaders won the support of thousands of local activists for a proposal for a new process of talks over the future of the Basque country that would require Eta to give up violence.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the American ambassador, warned that the Myanmar authorities should not use the process of talks and invitations to Mr. Gambari as a substitute for substantive progress on ending military repression and moving the country toward democracy.
When Cameron announced on Friday morning that he would resign as prime minister by the autumn, he said it would be up to his successor to trigger the formal process of talks on the terms of the UK's exit from the EU.
But after years of stalemate in which the prospects of creating side-by-side Israeli and Palestinian states seemed to fade, even as a goal of American and regional diplomacy, the resumption of a process of talks counts as progress, some analysts said.
In a statement from Dublin, Kenny said: "We envisage that this process of talks should be short, focused and intensive and deal with full implementation of the Stormont House agreement as well as the trust and confidence issues arising from the legacy of paramilitarism".
