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| Robinson and McGuinness to attend talks in Scotland | Robinson and McGuinness to attend talks in Scotland |
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| The First and Deputy First Ministers will meet their Scottish and Welsh counterparts in Edinburgh on Tuesday. | The First and Deputy First Ministers will meet their Scottish and Welsh counterparts in Edinburgh on Tuesday. |
| The trilateral meeting at Bute House will be hosted by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. | The trilateral meeting at Bute House will be hosted by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. |
| Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness will attend along with the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones. | Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness will attend along with the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones. |
| The talks will focus on areas where there is a "shared agenda" between the three regions. | The talks will focus on areas where there is a "shared agenda" between the three regions. |
| It is thought the issue of lowering of corporation tax in NI, will be discussed along with broader economic issues. | It is thought the issue of lowering of corporation tax in NI, will be discussed along with broader economic issues. |
| Constitutional reform of the House of Lords is also likely to be raised. | Constitutional reform of the House of Lords is also likely to be raised. |
| Sectarianism in Scottish football may also feature in the talks. | Sectarianism in Scottish football may also feature in the talks. |
| BBC NI's political editor Mark Devenport said it is the first time the leaders of the three devolved regions have met since the recent elections. | |
| "I imagine the first item on the agenda will be the wider economy and what they can do about that," he added. | |
| "I am sure the Scottish government will be keen to discover how the debate's going here in Northern Ireland on corporation tax. | |
| "There is also a continuing dispute that goes back to the time of George Osbourne's spending review about whether the London government is keeping its pledges on capital spending. | |
| "I think all of that will be raised." |