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| First Minister Peter Robinson has said he is willing to intensify talks with Sinn Féin on the transfer of policing powers to the Stormont government. | |
| Mr Robinson said he had been discussing the issue with Martin McGuinness, the Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister. | Mr Robinson said he had been discussing the issue with Martin McGuinness, the Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister. |
| He said no agreement had yet been reached, but added that he was "not gloomy" about the prospects of a deal. | He said no agreement had yet been reached, but added that he was "not gloomy" about the prospects of a deal. |
| Speaking at a legal conference in Belfast, he said an agreement needed to "command the confidence of everyone". | Speaking at a legal conference in Belfast, he said an agreement needed to "command the confidence of everyone". |
| "I am committed and willing to intensify discussions with the Deputy First Minister and others in the period ahead to test the possibilities," he said. | "I am committed and willing to intensify discussions with the Deputy First Minister and others in the period ahead to test the possibilities," he said. |
| He said that they would only proceed "when the community has the confidence to make progress". | He said that they would only proceed "when the community has the confidence to make progress". |
| "But at the same time we recognise that we have a responsibility to exert ourselves in order to identify safe structures which can create the conditions where this confidence will exist," he added. | "But at the same time we recognise that we have a responsibility to exert ourselves in order to identify safe structures which can create the conditions where this confidence will exist," he added. |
| The DUP has opposed the transfer of powers, saying there was insufficient community confidence in Sinn Féin's commitment to the rule of law. | The DUP has opposed the transfer of powers, saying there was insufficient community confidence in Sinn Féin's commitment to the rule of law. |