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| Cardiff talks to improve police relations with loyalists and republicans | Cardiff talks to improve police relations with loyalists and republicans |
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| Talks aimed at improving relations between Northern Ireland's loyalist and republican communities and the police got under way in Cardiff on Friday. | |
| Senior police officers are meeting with politicians and community representatives for two days of talks. | Senior police officers are meeting with politicians and community representatives for two days of talks. |
| Police insist the talks are not about trying to resolve parades disputes. | Police insist the talks are not about trying to resolve parades disputes. |
| They said the aim is to reduce tensions in areas where there have been complaints about how the police have responded to such events. | They said the aim is to reduce tensions in areas where there have been complaints about how the police have responded to such events. |
| Those attending include representatives from all the main political parties. | Those attending include representatives from all the main political parties. |
| Loyalist community representatives taking part include Ulster Defence Association (UDA) leader Jackie McDonald and Winston Irvine of the Progressive Unionist Party, the political representatives of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). | Loyalist community representatives taking part include Ulster Defence Association (UDA) leader Jackie McDonald and Winston Irvine of the Progressive Unionist Party, the political representatives of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). |
| Senior Irish republican Sean 'Spike' Murray is also taking part. | Senior Irish republican Sean 'Spike' Murray is also taking part. |
| Other delegates include the former moderator of the Presbyterian church in Ireland, the Rev Norman Hamilton. | Other delegates include the former moderator of the Presbyterian church in Ireland, the Rev Norman Hamilton. |
| The discussions will be led by facilitators from the University of Ulster and Stanford University in California. | The discussions will be led by facilitators from the University of Ulster and Stanford University in California. |