Mr John Hume, the SDLP leader, has congratulated Dr Vojislav Kostunica for bringing an end to President Milosevic's rule through peaceful and democratic means. Mr Hume said it was now essential that all parties interested in justice showed solidarity with the people of the former Yugoslavia.
The leader of the Labour Party, Mr Ruairi Quinn, said he welcomed the fall of the regime and had called for an early lifting of all sanctions.