Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, talks with his Irish counterpart Taoiseach Brian Cowen, during meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday Jan. 14, 2010. The two met to discuss power sharing in Northern Ireland after First Minister Peter Robinson said he was stepping down temporarily to answer questions about his wife's affair with a teenager. Many fear Robinson's departure will destabilize Northern Ireland's shaky coalition and peace process. The Protestant Democratic Unionist Party and Catholic Sinn Fein have been unable to agree on the devolution of policing and justice. Brown and Cowen said they will help the parties to achieve a deal quickly.(AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau, pool)