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| Theresa Villiers meets NI leaders for protest talks | Theresa Villiers meets NI leaders for protest talks |
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| Secretary of State Theresa Villiers is to meet the Irish foreign minister and the NI first and deputy first ministers on Thursday. | Secretary of State Theresa Villiers is to meet the Irish foreign minister and the NI first and deputy first ministers on Thursday. |
| The meeting, to be held at Stormont, will discuss the recent protests and violence over the union flag dispute. | The meeting, to be held at Stormont, will discuss the recent protests and violence over the union flag dispute. |
| On a visit to east Belfast on Wednesday, Ms Villiers repeated her message that the protests were actively counterproductive and had to stop. | On a visit to east Belfast on Wednesday, Ms Villiers repeated her message that the protests were actively counterproductive and had to stop. |
| The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) said the meeting was arranged some time ago. | The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) said the meeting was arranged some time ago. |
| An NIO spokesperson added that, given the events of recent weeks, it was inevitable that the discussions would be dominated by the flags crisis. | An NIO spokesperson added that, given the events of recent weeks, it was inevitable that the discussions would be dominated by the flags crisis. |
| The secretary of state, who met residents during her visit on Wednesday, described the recent violence in the city as "intolerable". | The secretary of state, who met residents during her visit on Wednesday, described the recent violence in the city as "intolerable". |
| She said it was vital that the loyalist protestors came off the streets so that a grown-up discussion could be held about how to resolve issues of identity, symbols and flags. | She said it was vital that the loyalist protestors came off the streets so that a grown-up discussion could be held about how to resolve issues of identity, symbols and flags. |
| Speaking in Dublin, Tánaiste (deputy prime minister) Eamon Gilmore argued it was important that politics was seen to be working. | |
| Mr Gilmore repeated Dublin's backing for more European peace funding to address the multiple problems experienced in some flashpoint areas. | Mr Gilmore repeated Dublin's backing for more European peace funding to address the multiple problems experienced in some flashpoint areas. |