Parties to meet for policing talks
ULSTER'S political parties are to meet at Stormont for talks on the devolution of justice powers.
First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness will meet representatives from the UUP, SDLP and Alliance parties.
The meeting come after a series of high-profile discussions with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
The DUP has previously stated it wishes to secure the support of the Ulster Unionists before moving forward.
Meanwhile, Mr Robinson said last night that he would welcome the publication of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's proposals on the financing of policing and justice powers.
He also restated his party's commitment to resolving the outstanding issues.
Mr Robinson said: "There has been some speculation regarding the publication of proposals put forward by the Prime Minister on policing and justice.
"I would welcome the publication of the Prime Minister's proposals to inform the public on this important issue.
"I also believe it would be most useful for the Prime Minister's proposals to be shared with the Assembly and Executive Review Committee."
The First Minister said he would be bringing Mr Brown's proposals up for discussion with the other main agencies involved.
He said: "Over the coming days I will be discussing the Government's proposals with the Chief Constable, the head of the Northern Ireland Court Service and the other party leaders in the Assembly."
Mr Robinson said there was still some work to be done.
"There are still two issues which require further clarification and I will continue to pursue these. We continue to work steadily through the various issues that require agreement as set out in our previous process paper.
"In addition to finance arrangements, work remains to be done on other institutional arrangements as well as measures that are needed in order to achieve community confidence."
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