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| Salmond and Brown meet for talks | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Alex Salmond is holding talks with Gordon Brown for the first time since the two men took on their new roles. | |
| Scotland's first minister and the prime minister are attending a British-Irish Council meeting at Stormont in Belfast. | |
| Scottish Executive sources have said they want an "appropriate relationship" with Westminster. | |
| Entering the talks, Mr Brown said: "I look forward to working with Mr Salmond for the prosperity of the people of Scotland". | |
| Northern Ireland's first minister Ian Paisley will also be at the meeting. | Northern Ireland's first minister Ian Paisley will also be at the meeting. |
| Mr Salmond's talks with Mr Brown follows his meeting on Friday with Minister for Justice Jack Straw. | Mr Salmond's talks with Mr Brown follows his meeting on Friday with Minister for Justice Jack Straw. |
| This has been given as an example of a "co-operative" approach in action. | This has been given as an example of a "co-operative" approach in action. |
| Mr Salmond has called for greater dialogue between Westminster and the devolved administrations. | Mr Salmond has called for greater dialogue between Westminster and the devolved administrations. |
| He wants the re-establishment of joint ministerial committees, set up in 1999 to encourage co-operation between London and the devolved governments. | He wants the re-establishment of joint ministerial committees, set up in 1999 to encourage co-operation between London and the devolved governments. |
| They have failed to meet regularly in the last five years. | They have failed to meet regularly in the last five years. |
| Also attending the British-Irish Council will be Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. | Also attending the British-Irish Council will be Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. |
| The council is designed as a forum for talks between Westminster, the devolved UK administrations and Ireland. | The council is designed as a forum for talks between Westminster, the devolved UK administrations and Ireland. |