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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he next expects to meet the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Ireland to discuss cross-border co-operation.
The timing of my next meeting with Mr. Andrews will depend on the progress of the political talks. There continues to be a good deal of contact between Northern Ireland Ministers and officials and their Irish counterparts across a wide range of issues of mutual concern.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on cross-border security co-operation.
Cross-border security is a constant topic of discussion at Anglo-Irish intergovernmental conferences. At the conference of 27 April both Governments reaffirmed their determination to enhance and strengthen security co-operation.