- Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference: Plenary Sessions Document Library
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 Good Friday Agreement and provide a framework for its ratification.
Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference: Plenary Sessions
The Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference was a consultative body established under the Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985) to promote cross-border cooperation. It was made up of officials from the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and had a permanent secretariat based in Maryfield.
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The list of documents under consideration by committee: Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference: Plenary Sessions at the end of its timeline.
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 25 Sep 1993, 12:00
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 10 Sep 1993, 12:00
Resolution to Mandate the Liaison Group to Create a Joint Framework Document
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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Date: 10 Sep 1993, 12:00