Parties are meeting on what would have been election day had it not been delayed.
Chris Heaton-Harris said he would bring the parties together in a bid to improve relations.
Unionists argue the post-Brexit trading arrangement undermines Northern Ireland's position in the UK, as it keeps the nation aligned with some EU trade rules to ensure goods can move freely across the Irish land border.since the last assembly election in May, when Sinn Féin won the largest number of seats for the first time.
When he said he'd be bringing the parties together in his office this week - for the first time no less - there was also the promise of "tea and scones", but little else.
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