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| SF want defining policing meeting | SF want defining policing meeting |
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| Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is to seek an urgent meeting with DUP leader Peter Robinson over devolving policing and justice powers. | Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is to seek an urgent meeting with DUP leader Peter Robinson over devolving policing and justice powers. |
| Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said the meeting would be "defining and critical". | Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said the meeting would be "defining and critical". |
| The party's executive met in Dublin after talks between Sinn Fein and the DUP over the issue ended in acrimony. | The party's executive met in Dublin after talks between Sinn Fein and the DUP over the issue ended in acrimony. |
| Mr Adams said the two governments must act as guarantors over the issue, not referees. | Mr Adams said the two governments must act as guarantors over the issue, not referees. |
| He said the issues could be resolved if there was the necessary political will. | He said the issues could be resolved if there was the necessary political will. |
| However, he added that if the Northern Ireland institutions were not working as they were supposed to, then they would become unsustainable. | |
| On Friday, DUP leader Peter Robinson - first minister in Northern Ireland's power-sharing government - said he was surprised by Sinn Fein's announcement that they considered the latest talks over policing and justice to be over. | On Friday, DUP leader Peter Robinson - first minister in Northern Ireland's power-sharing government - said he was surprised by Sinn Fein's announcement that they considered the latest talks over policing and justice to be over. |
| Mr Robinson said he felt some progress had been made, adding: "Anyone who steps away from the table at this stage endangers the whole process." | Mr Robinson said he felt some progress had been made, adding: "Anyone who steps away from the table at this stage endangers the whole process." |
| The issue of Orange Order parades has been a sticking point for the two parties. | The issue of Orange Order parades has been a sticking point for the two parties. |
| Sinn Fein has resisted DUP efforts to replace the body which adjudicates on contentious marches, the Parades Commission, with an alternative along the lines of interim proposals produced by a group headed by Lord Ashdown. | Sinn Fein has resisted DUP efforts to replace the body which adjudicates on contentious marches, the Parades Commission, with an alternative along the lines of interim proposals produced by a group headed by Lord Ashdown. |