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| Order 'should give up Garvaghy' | Order 'should give up Garvaghy' |
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| The Garvaghy Road dispute can be resolved by the Orange Order never marching their again, the Deputy First Minister has said. | The Garvaghy Road dispute can be resolved by the Orange Order never marching their again, the Deputy First Minister has said. |
| Martin McGuinness said he believed it was "not too much to ask" to expect that the Orange Order acquiesce to resident demands not to walk there. | Martin McGuinness said he believed it was "not too much to ask" to expect that the Orange Order acquiesce to resident demands not to walk there. |
| He was speaking after DUP MLA Nelson McCausland accused Garvaghy Road residents of "cultural apartheid". | He was speaking after DUP MLA Nelson McCausland accused Garvaghy Road residents of "cultural apartheid". |
| He said they were guilty of attempting to take ownership of certain roads. | He said they were guilty of attempting to take ownership of certain roads. |
| Orangemen have been banned from walking down the road during their annual march from Drumcree church since 1998. | Orangemen have been banned from walking down the road during their annual march from Drumcree church since 1998. |
| Following the Hillsborough Agreement, the DUP and Sinn Fein have set up a six-strong group - three each from their respective parties - to try to agree a framework for dealing with parades. | Following the Hillsborough Agreement, the DUP and Sinn Fein have set up a six-strong group - three each from their respective parties - to try to agree a framework for dealing with parades. |
| The group, which is completing its first week of discussions, is due to meet with the SDLP on Friday. | The group, which is completing its first week of discussions, is due to meet with the SDLP on Friday. |
| Mr McGuinness said that the unionist community and Orange Order should "make a gesture" to residents of the road by declining to walk down it. | Mr McGuinness said that the unionist community and Orange Order should "make a gesture" to residents of the road by declining to walk down it. |
| He added: "I think it is not too much to ask given the trouble we have seen on the Garvaghy Road." | He added: "I think it is not too much to ask given the trouble we have seen on the Garvaghy Road." |
| But Mr McCausland said residents "were trying to claim ownership of particular roads and say "you cannot go there without our consent". | But Mr McCausland said residents "were trying to claim ownership of particular roads and say "you cannot go there without our consent". |
| "There is no other way to describe that but cultural apartheid," he said. | "There is no other way to describe that but cultural apartheid," he said. |
| Speaking before the meeting the parades working group, SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly said that her party had been "steadfast" in wanting to see the Garvaghy dispute resolved through "local agreement". | |
| She said the SDLP delegation would be telling the group that its framework should mean the retention of the Parades Commission. | |
| "We want to see the Parades Commission plus, not the Parades Commission minus," she added. | |
| Constructive | Constructive |
| Brendan MacCionnaith, spokesperson for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition, said that Orangemen could take the same route back from the church as the one they take to get there. | Brendan MacCionnaith, spokesperson for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition, said that Orangemen could take the same route back from the church as the one they take to get there. |
| He said that if there was going to be dialogue "then all the options had to be on the table". | He said that if there was going to be dialogue "then all the options had to be on the table". |
| "The right to freedom of assembly does not equate to an absolute right to march," he said. | "The right to freedom of assembly does not equate to an absolute right to march," he said. |
| Mr McCausland, Northern Ireland's culture minister, was speaking after a DUP delegation met the Parades Commission, which rules on contentious parades, on Thursday. | Mr McCausland, Northern Ireland's culture minister, was speaking after a DUP delegation met the Parades Commission, which rules on contentious parades, on Thursday. |
| In a statement the commission described the meeting as "a positive and useful exchange". | In a statement the commission described the meeting as "a positive and useful exchange". |
| "We urge everyone in a position of influence to promote and encourage dialogue in Portadown and wherever parades are disputed," it said in a statement. | "We urge everyone in a position of influence to promote and encourage dialogue in Portadown and wherever parades are disputed," it said in a statement. |
| "The commission hopes that all parties in Drumcree will see the merit of dialogue and agree that it is the best way forward." | "The commission hopes that all parties in Drumcree will see the merit of dialogue and agree that it is the best way forward." |
| The last time Orangemen paraded along the Garvaghy Road was in 1997. | The last time Orangemen paraded along the Garvaghy Road was in 1997. |