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Sinn Fein board get talks update | Sinn Fein board get talks update |
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Martin McGuinness will give a report on the state of the policing and justice negotiations to the Sinn Fein officer board on Thursday. | |
Talks about resolving the issues blocking a deal are to resume later. | Talks about resolving the issues blocking a deal are to resume later. |
DUP and Sinn Fein negotiating teams spent most of Wednesday in talks in an attempt to resolve the impasse. | DUP and Sinn Fein negotiating teams spent most of Wednesday in talks in an attempt to resolve the impasse. |
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has denied they have set a deadline, but was clearly unhappy with the time it was taking to find a solution. | |
It is understood that parading was one of the bigger issues included for discussion on position papers passed between the parties. | It is understood that parading was one of the bigger issues included for discussion on position papers passed between the parties. |
The question of how to deal with Orange Order parades is believed to be a sticking point between the parties, with Sinn Fein resisting DUP efforts to replace the Parades Commission. | The question of how to deal with Orange Order parades is believed to be a sticking point between the parties, with Sinn Fein resisting DUP efforts to replace the Parades Commission. |
The DUP wants an alternative way to adjudicate on contentious marches along the lines of interim proposals produced by a group headed by Lord Ashdown. | The DUP wants an alternative way to adjudicate on contentious marches along the lines of interim proposals produced by a group headed by Lord Ashdown. |
It is thought the DUP and Sinn Fein could try to reach a compromise position or agree to resolve the issue at a future date. | It is thought the DUP and Sinn Fein could try to reach a compromise position or agree to resolve the issue at a future date. |