- Thursday, 21 October 1993, at 10:20
Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)
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.
Anglo-Irish Liaison Group
This group was set up as a sub-committee of the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. Its remit during this period was to produce a Framework Document which became entwined with the drafting of the Joint Declaration.
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Session 21042: 1993-10-21 10:20:00
The Anglo-Irish Liaison Group met to continue their discussion of the Framework Document. The Irish delegation had produced a draft, but were unable to table it in the absence of ministerial approval. Having previously exhausted discussion on the first British draft, the meeting worked through a makeweight agenda and adjourned for lunch.
Membership (at session start):
Graham Archer, Peter Bell, David Blatherwick, Mr Carr, David Cooke, John A Dew, David Donoghue, Chris Maccabe, Rory Montgomery, Declan O'Donovan, Mr S Quinn, British Government Representative, Irish Government Representative, Joseph Small, Quentin Thomas, David Watkins, Martin Williams, Seán Ó hUiginn (18 total)
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British Government , Irish Government
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