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<p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office plays a co-ordination role with the aim of
ensuring that First World War commemorations are implemented in Northern Ireland in
a manner which promotes reconciliation and enhances prospects for a peaceful, shared
future.</p><p>Officials from my Department sit on the Department for Culture, Media
and Sport Programme Board for First World War Centenary Commemorations. They also
have regular contact with officials in the British Embassy Dublin, the Irish Government
and the Northern Ireland Executive, and sit on the Northern Ireland First World War
Centenary Committee chaired by Jeffrey Donaldson MP.</p><p>I receive regular updates
on this work and will attend a number of events being planned to mark this important
centenary over the course of the coming months. These events will take place in Northern
Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and France.</p><p> </p>
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