Belfast City Council has teamed up with the Department for Social Development (DSD) to invest in the regeneration of Belfast City Centre.

Minister for Social Development, Lord Morrow MLA, said the shared policy will provide a clearer vision on how the city can become even more attractive to major private sector investors and developers.

Minister Morrow said: "This joined up approach allows us to bring our expertise together to develop and form a shared vision on the best way forward for the regeneration and continued investment in the City of Belfast. It further delivers my Department's commitment to work closely with councils across Northern Ireland to provide better and improved services to local communities."

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Councillor Declan Boyle, Chair of Belfast City Council's Strategic Policy and Resources Committee said: "The Council wholeheartedly welcomes this collaborative arrangement through which we can achieve real and enduring change in our City. We are grateful to the Minister and his officials for committing to work in this innovative way. These are exciting times and a momentum is building that we need to be ready to translate into physical development consistent with our shared vision. Through this we can capture investment and make a real difference to the lives of those who live and work in Belfast."

(CD/LM)