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Wales to host Northern Ireland parade talks 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, politicians and community representatives 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.
Chief Constable Matt Baggott said that police were working towards a trouble-free July parading season.
"This is very much around local relationship-building," he said.
"It's something I think we should be doing and an overwhelmingly good thing to do - if we enter into that season we've done everything we can to improve those relationships and reach some degree of consensus and accommodation."
He refused to confirm whether or not the Orange Order would be attending the talks. He said the guest list was being handled by assistant chief constables.
"I would not have a problem with anybody being there from the orders, from the faith community, from local politicians, community representatives," he said.
"If we can, by tweaking, reach a place where people have greater consensus and we end up without problems in July that would be fabulous and that is what we are working towards."
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 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.