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North Belfast parade: Panel to begin talks 'next week' Theresa Villiers: Inter-party talks to begin 'next week'
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Talks to try and solve outstanding political issues are expected to begin at Stormont next Thursday, the secretary of state has said. Talks to try to solve outstanding political issues are expected to begin at Stormont next Thursday, the secretary of state has said.
Theresa Villiers set the date following the announcement a panel would be set up to examine a parade dispute in north Belfast.Theresa Villiers set the date following the announcement a panel would be set up to examine a parade dispute in north Belfast.
Theresa Villiers told BBC's The View programme she would chair most of the talks at Stormont.Theresa Villiers told BBC's The View programme she would chair most of the talks at Stormont.
Ms Villiers said there was no plan for an independent or American chair.Ms Villiers said there was no plan for an independent or American chair.
At the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham in September, the secretary of state said she would convene talks about outstanding political issues in Northern Ireland, including flags, parades and the past.At the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham in September, the secretary of state said she would convene talks about outstanding political issues in Northern Ireland, including flags, parades and the past.
'North Belfast'
The four-person panel will look at the dispute in north Belfast, not parading across Northern Ireland.
"The parties have received an indication that I would like to see things start next Thursday but nothing has been finally decided," Ms Villiers told The View."The parties have received an indication that I would like to see things start next Thursday but nothing has been finally decided," Ms Villiers told The View.
'No illusions'
"But certainly I would hope we could make a start on this process next week."But certainly I would hope we could make a start on this process next week.
"A couple of days a week seems to be an important way forward, but we will be providing more details in due course."A couple of days a week seems to be an important way forward, but we will be providing more details in due course.
"I think what I have proposed is a common sense way to try and make some progress towards settling the dispute.""I think what I have proposed is a common sense way to try and make some progress towards settling the dispute."
Ms Villiers said membership had not been settled on yet, but she did expect academics to be represented on the panel. There would be bilateral discussions as well as roundtables. The secretary of state said she was "under no illusions" about how difficult the issues will be to fix.
'No illusions'
The secretary of state said she was "under no illusions" about how difficult the issues will be to get fixed. She added the panel does not in any way undermine the Parades Commission.
Ms Villiers confirmed the Parades Commission would still be the body to make the determination on the Crumlin Road parade in 2015.Ms Villiers confirmed the Parades Commission would still be the body to make the determination on the Crumlin Road parade in 2015.
She also said the cost of policing nightly protests at Twaddell/Ardoyne was of "grave concern". She also said the cost of policing nightly protests at Twaddell/Ardoyne was of "grave concern" and called for the demonstrations to come to an end.
"Finding a resolution in north Belfast is not going to be reached by having a protest each night," she said."Finding a resolution in north Belfast is not going to be reached by having a protest each night," she said.
"I think it's time to suspend those protests and let the PSNI focus on community policing across Northern Ireland.""I think it's time to suspend those protests and let the PSNI focus on community policing across Northern Ireland."