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| Wales to host Northern Ireland parade talks | |
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| Northern Ireland police and politicians are to hold talks in Wales in a bid to resolve tensions around parading. | Northern Ireland police and politicians are to hold talks in Wales in a bid to resolve tensions around parading. |
| The talks have been organised by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in conjunction with the University of Ulster. | The talks have been organised by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in conjunction with the University of Ulster. |
| The PSNI has said the meeting, in Cardiff next week, will discuss a range of issues around policing in Belfast. | The PSNI has said the meeting, in Cardiff next week, will discuss a range of issues around policing in Belfast. |
| The talks were supposed to be private but news of them had begun to leak out. | The talks were supposed to be private but news of them had begun to leak out. |
| In a statement, the PSNI said: "As a police service, we believe it is important that we listen to the views expressed by our stakeholders and the community. | In a statement, the PSNI said: "As a police service, we believe it is important that we listen to the views expressed by our stakeholders and the community. |
| "We also want to ensure constructive lines of engagement are established and remain open." | "We also want to ensure constructive lines of engagement are established and remain open." |
| The list of those attending has not yet been finalised, the statement said. | The list of those attending has not yet been finalised, the statement said. |
| The initiative follows public criticism in recent years by senior police officers that politicians have essentially failed to tackle the issue of contentious parades in the winter months, and allowed tensions to spill onto the streets in summer. | The initiative follows public criticism in recent years by senior police officers that politicians have essentially failed to tackle the issue of contentious parades in the winter months, and allowed tensions to spill onto the streets in summer. |