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| The Orange Order is meeting in County Tyrone to again consider the new proposals on parades drawn up by a DUP and Sinn Fein working group. | |
| It is understood the Order's central committee met with senior DUP figures on Thursday. | It is understood the Order's central committee met with senior DUP figures on Thursday. |
| Jeffrey Donaldson, Stephen Moutray and Nelson McCausland and Reverend Mervyn Gibson are believed to have attended. | Jeffrey Donaldson, Stephen Moutray and Nelson McCausland and Reverend Mervyn Gibson are believed to have attended. |
| Mr Gibson has been advising the new joint working group on parades set up following the Hillsborough Agreement. | Mr Gibson has been advising the new joint working group on parades set up following the Hillsborough Agreement. |
| Last month, the Orange Order said it had several areas of concern about the working group's proposals. | Last month, the Orange Order said it had several areas of concern about the working group's proposals. |
| However, at that time Grand Master Robert Saulters said they were not in a position to make any judgement or form any opinion. | However, at that time Grand Master Robert Saulters said they were not in a position to make any judgement or form any opinion. |
| The DUP and Sinn Fein set up a six-strong group to review parading following the Hillsborough Agreement. | The DUP and Sinn Fein set up a six-strong group to review parading following the Hillsborough Agreement. |
| That working group delivered its report to the office of the first and deputy first minister on 24 February. | That working group delivered its report to the office of the first and deputy first minister on 24 February. |
| The document is not due to be made public which has concerned the loyal orders and resident groups who oppose certain marches. | The document is not due to be made public which has concerned the loyal orders and resident groups who oppose certain marches. |
| The remit of the DUP/Sinn Fein parades working group was to agree a framework for dealing with what is a particularly controversial issue in Northern Ireland. | The remit of the DUP/Sinn Fein parades working group was to agree a framework for dealing with what is a particularly controversial issue in Northern Ireland. |
| Three DUP members and three Sinn Fein members were tasked with designing a new and improved framework to rule on controversial marches, including a focus on local solutions, mediation and adjudication. | Three DUP members and three Sinn Fein members were tasked with designing a new and improved framework to rule on controversial marches, including a focus on local solutions, mediation and adjudication. |
| Nationalist residents in mainly working-class areas such as north Belfast and Portadown in County Armagh oppose Orange Order processions in their areas because they view them as triumphalist. | Nationalist residents in mainly working-class areas such as north Belfast and Portadown in County Armagh oppose Orange Order processions in their areas because they view them as triumphalist. |
| Members of the loyal orders accuse residents of going out of their way to be offended and maintain it is their traditional right to demonstrate on the streets. | Members of the loyal orders accuse residents of going out of their way to be offended and maintain it is their traditional right to demonstrate on the streets. |