1.   The DUP boycotted this round, although the other main unionist party, the Official Ulster Unionists, attended.

2.   David Trimble, leader of the main unionist party, agreed.

3.   That view goes against the position of the leaders of two main Protestant unionist parties, the Ulster Unionists and Democratic Unionists.

4.   Willing to meet with Sinn Fein if main unionist parties do, but wants the British government to release loyalist paramilitary prisoners or ease their prison conditions.

5.   Spokesmen for the main unionist parties said they would withdraw from multi-party peace talks taking place in Belfast until the dispute over the Orange march was resolved.

6.   The main unionist parties on Monday abruptly pulled out of multi-party peace talks in Belfast.