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WORLD IN BRIEF : NORTHERN IRELAND : Major Invites New Irish Leader to Talk

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

British Prime Minister John Major stepped up his initiative on Northern Ireland by inviting Albert Reynolds, prime minister-elect of the Irish Republic, to visit Britain for talks later this year. Northern Ireland’s Protestant and Catholic politicians have agreed to meet Major next week for the first security summit in 16 years to review a surge in sectarian killings in the British-ruled province.

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