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Mon 07 Jul 2007Brown to join Ahern at council meetingBritish prime minister Gordon Brown is expected to join Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Belfast next Monday for the first meeting of the British Irish Council since the restoration of Northern Ireland's devolved government.A meeting of the North South Ministerial Council could also take place in Armagh a day or two later, although sources last night were unable to confirm this date.