The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast as part of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement.
The Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiation, etc) Act 1996 provided for a Forum constituted by delegates elected in elections under the same Act to consider and examine issues relevant to promoting dialogue and understanding within Northern Ireland. The Forum met at the Interpoint Centre, York Street, Belfast from 14 June 1996 to 24 April 1998.
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Electoral reform, Education Public/Private Partnerships, BSE crisis, Hospital Services
The Forum, recognizing the severe depression and despair facing Northern Ireland farmers at this time, calls on Her Majesty's Government to provide urgent assistance to compensate for the effects of the strength of sterling and the continuing BSE crisis, and calls on the European Commission to award Northern Ireland beef intervention tenders in full.