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This project models the series of formal and informal negotiations which led to the publication, in December 1993, of a declaration issued jointly by the British and Irish Governments. The Joint Declaration was a critical policy document which paved the way for a ceasefire and the entry of Sinn Féin into formal talks. It also laid out a shared set of principles – including, crucially, self-determination for the people of Ireland subject to the consent of the people of Northern Ireland – which would come to underpin the Belfast Good Friday Agreement and provide a framework for its ratification.
You can discover the complete list of documents considered by the negotiation (and find where they were introduced) on:
If you are interested only in the documents as they appeared at the end of the negotiation (with any rejected documents removed), you can use the:
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
To search the minutes of a particular committee it is easiest to use the committee visualization pages (from here you can further drill down to individual sessions)
You can browse the contributions by delegations to this negotiation using the relevant visualization
You can browse the contributions by individuals to this negotiation using the relevant visualization
