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Record of a Strand One meeting (3th) on 21 October 1997 at 10.10

Writing Peace: David Trimble Collection

The document, authored by the Strand One Secretariat on 22 October 1997, summarizes the minutes of the third meeting of the Northern Ireland negotiations held on 21 October 1997. Chaired by Mr Murphy, the meeting addressed the transition from discussing 'principles and requirements' to 'constitutional issues.' Various parties, including the Alliance Party, the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition, the PUP, Sinn Féin, the SDLP, the UDP, and the UUP, presented their positions on the constitutional status of Northern Ireland, emphasizing the need for democratic accountability, minority rights, and the principle of consent. Mr Murphy introduced a British Government paper highlighting the necessity for balanced accommodation of differing identities and the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law, concluding with a proposal to resume discussions on 27 October 1997.

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22
1997
Lever Arch File 07
107 1992 - 1998
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McClay Library and Archives, Queen's University Belfast, digitized by the Quill Project at https://quillproject.net/resource_collections/384/.

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