XML "Document" tag issue

In my data xml file, I get data like this:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<Document xmlns='urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.002.001.02' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'>
In Document tag, because of this: xmlns='urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.002.001.02', the rtf doesn't show any output. But if I manually go data xml file and remove xmlns='urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.002.001.02', then my data xml file will be like this:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<Document xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'>
This perfectly works for me. For testing purpose, I removed it (*xmlns='urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.002.001.02'*). As the data file is from external source, I can't control always. Can someone pls help on this?
Thanks,
Mani

I also have problem with 'Document' tag:
My xsl is like :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output omit-xml-declaration="no" />
<xsl:output method="xml"/>
<xsl:key name="contacts-by-LogicalGroupReference" match="OutboundPayment" use="PaymentNumber/LogicalGroupReference" />
<xsl:template match="OutboundPaymentInstruction">
<Document xmlns="urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.001.001.02" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.001.001.02 pain.001.001.02.xsd">
<pain.001.001.02>
Here in Document tag 2 lines are there, but in xml output these lines get reversed as shown below:
<Document xsi:schemaLocation="urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.001.001.02 C:\XMLSPY~1\pain.001.001.02.xsd" xmlns="urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.001.001.02" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
Can anybody plz help in this regard?

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x = string72(1) should be a SPACE else take x = string71(1) and likewise.

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