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The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has said there will be no further meetings of the Northern Ireland Executive unless in "exceptional circumstances".The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has said there will be no further meetings of the Northern Ireland Executive unless in "exceptional circumstances".
First Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson made the announcement with party colleagues as the NI assembly was due to return on Monday.
Mr Robinson said the DUP's ministers would focus on the talks that are due to begin on Tuesday.
Stormont was plunged into crisis after the murder of Kevin McGuigan Sr.
The police have said they believe IRA members were involved in his murder.
But they added there is no evidence at this stage that the killing was sanctioned by the organisation.
Sinn Féin rejected the police assessment and said the IRA had "gone" and was not "coming back".
Last week, Downing Street confirmed that "urgent, intensive and focused cross-party talks" would begin in Belfast in an attempt to resolve the crisis at the assembly.
Mr Robinson said the DUP was not "prepared to continue as if nothing had happened".
"A man has been murdered at the hands of those linked to a party of government. This is unacceptable," Mr Robinson said.
"For our part we will take steps to ensure that pending a satisfactory resolution of the outstanding issues business will not be as usual."
Mr Robinson said if the DUP was not satisfied that the parties were committed to finding a resolution, they would initiate a further step or further steps.
He said as a last resort ministerial resignations would follow.
Following the police assessment about Mr McGuigan's murder, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) announced that it was withdrawing from the executive.
What is the background to the Stormont row?
The talks, which will be held at Stormont House, will be led by Secretary of State Theresa Villiers.
They will cover two issues - securing the full implementation of the Stormont House Agreement and paramilitary activity.
The five biggest parties have been asked to take part in the discussions.
On Saturday, Ms Villiers warned that the Westminster government was prepared to legislate on welfare reform in Northern Ireland if the Stormont's parties could not agree their own package of changes.
She said such a move would be a last resort.
The NI parties had agreed on a welfare reform deal in December but Sinn Féin withdrew its support in March.