In the North, the final round of Haass negotiations are set to resume within the next hour.
A deadline for agreement on dealing with the past, flags and parades has been set for tonight - before Dr Richard Haass returns to the US.
Leaders on both sides of the political divide say they're hopeful a deal can be made - and the White House has appealed for an agreement now "to help heal the divisions that continue to stand" in the North.