Last weekend, the North and West Belfast Parades and Cultural Forum offered to take part in a groundbreaking meeting with the Sinn Fein president in an attempt to prevent trouble ahead of a planned Apprentice Boys parade past Ardoyne on August 14.
The group said it was making the move "to remove all doubt around the commitment and resolve of the parade organisers in reaching a compromise solution that is acceptable to everyone".

In reaction, a spokesman for Mr Adams said Sinn Fein would be "happy to facilitate discussions". The News Letter now understands a meeting between the parties is due to take place next week.

This dialogue between loyalists and republicans comes as police released the images of 13 people whom they want to speak to as part of their investigation into the Ardoyne riots over the Twelfth period.

During three nights of intense violence in north Belfast, a shotgun was fired at police in North Queen Street, masonry was dropped on officers, and bullets, blast bombs, bricks and bottles were aimed at PSNI lines.

Detective chief inspector Alan Little, who is heading a team of 20 officers solely dedicated to probing the disorder, said: "The community will know who these people are. The people who do this are wreaking havoc on the community in Ardoyne, it is putting police and the local community at risk of serious injury. This sort of behaviour is not to be tolerated."

Winston Irvine from the North and West Belfast Parades and Cultural Forum said he hoped the release of the images would help prevent further rioting.

He added: "It is now up to the courts to hand out appropriate sentences to deter future violence."

A police public order team is trawling through 100 hours of CCTV recording and 1,000 still camera shots in a bid to identify hooligans responsible for launching wave upon wave of brutal attacks on police.

Detectives have made 43 arrests, 23 of which involved disorder in north and west Belfast and 20 in other parts of the city.

Police are sifting through thousands of photographs and web footage as well as forensic evidence.

DCI Little said there are plans to release more images of suspected rioters.

The most senior detective in north and west Belfast added there was "no doubt" that people had come to Ardoyne from outside Belfast with the sole intention of rioting.

He said: "I have evidence of people coming from far and wide. I'm linking in directly with colleagues in Ballymena, Foyle and Lurgan and various places around the province."

When asked if police in the area would be preparing for trouble ahead of next fortnight's Apprentice Boys parade, DCI Little said: "I'm not in a position to say.