This is the draft summary record of an opening plenary session on Tuesday 8 October 1996 at 12.07. The meeting began with all parties condemning the Lisburn bombings. The UUP, the UKUP and the DUP focused on Sinn Féin's response to the bombings and considered that the British and Irish Governments should review the criteria for entry into the talks process. Alliance thought that the debate around decommissioning could be put aside, especially in the absence of Sinn Féin. The SDLP also thought the best way to combat violence was to make progress in talks. The UKUP blamed the governments and the Whitbread speech for the bombings. Labour took issue with this, as did the two governments. The meeting moved on to discuss the necessity of further bilateral meetings.
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