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Flanagan: Resolution on NI's past 'of paramount importance' | |
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The British and Irish governments have met to discuss implementing last month's Fresh Start Agreement. | |
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers and Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan met in Dublin on Monday. | |
Mr Flanagan said he and Ms Villiers "shared the deep disappointment" that Troubles legacy issues were not addressed in November. | |
He said finding a solution was of "paramount importance". | |
Mr Flanagan added that both governments would continue to work towards establishing the new institutional framework for dealing with the past agreed in the agreement. | |
"In the meantime, contacts will continue with victims groups and the political parties in Northern Ireland to discuss their concerns and explore possible ways forward," he said. | |
In a separate meeting, the formation of a cross-border taskforce to tackle organised crime, as envisaged in the agreement, will be discussed. | In a separate meeting, the formation of a cross-border taskforce to tackle organised crime, as envisaged in the agreement, will be discussed. |
That meeting will also be attended by Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness, Stormont Justice Minister David Ford and the Republic of Ireland's justice minister, Frances Fitzgerald. | That meeting will also be attended by Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness, Stormont Justice Minister David Ford and the Republic of Ireland's justice minister, Frances Fitzgerald. |
The agreement outlines plans that would bring together agencies like HM Revenue and Customs, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the National Crime Agency - the UK's equivalent of the FBI - with their equivalents in the Republic of Ireland. | The agreement outlines plans that would bring together agencies like HM Revenue and Customs, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the National Crime Agency - the UK's equivalent of the FBI - with their equivalents in the Republic of Ireland. |
The task force is expected to have a budget of about £50m. | The task force is expected to have a budget of about £50m. |
Last month, after 10 weeks of talks, the British and Irish governments and Northern Ireland's two largest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin, agreed a way forward on paramilitarism and welfare reform. | |
However, they failed to break the deadlock over legacy issues arising from Northern Ireland's Troubles. | However, they failed to break the deadlock over legacy issues arising from Northern Ireland's Troubles. |