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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Standing Committee A (Oral Evidence), Northern Ireland Economy, Public Holidays, Newcastle Disease, Education: Finance, Publicity
"Noting the Forum's duty to promote dialogue in Northern Ireland, and further noting the vital importance of resolving the continuing disputes over marches, the Forum welcomes the request by Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition to address Standing Committee A of the Forum and instructs that Committee to arrange that meeting at the earliest reasonable opportunity and, similarly, to arrange an early meeting with the Northern Ireland Flute Bands Association, as requested by that group."