Talks are continuing at Leeds Castle in Kent between the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the possibility of restoring power sharing to Stormont.
Speaking this evening, Ian Paisley said the DUP was in Kent to secure the best possible deal and that the Unionist people knew that their future was in safe hands.
Today marks the start of three days of intensive negotiations between the British and Irish governments and the North's political parties.
Earlier, Mr Ahern said the time for talking was nearly over and real progress needed to be made over the coming days.
It has been more than six years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed.
Sinn Féin and the DUP are particularly under pressure to reach a compromise, with the DUP demanding proof that the IRA's war is over.
The parties have until Saturday afternoon to broker an agreement.
On his way into the talks, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said his party was at the talks to play a positive role. He added that there could be no changes to the Good Friday Agreement.
In another development, relatives of some of the so-called 'disappeared' believed to have been killed by the IRA, are urging the parties to support their call for the recovery of the remains of their loved ones.
Seven families said they wanted to take the opportunity to express their disappointment and frustration at the lack of progress in recovering the remains.
