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Record of a strand 2 meeting on 28 October 1997 at 10.12

Friday, 31 October 1997

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Participants presented their papers on 'Nature, Form and Extent of New Arrangements'. The British Government suggested a North/South body of elected representatives. The Irish Government emphasized a powerful North/South body. Alliance stressed the need for democratic accountability. The NIWC thought that representatives should be drawn from both chambers of a Northern Ireland Assembly and represent civic society, including through gender parity. The PUP thought that it was hard to envisage all Ireland institutions separately from Northern Irish institutions and that it would be easier if the Irish Government were to accept the principle of consent. Sinn Féin wanted to discuss how all could benefit from and agree to a united Ireland. The SDLP highlighted that the allegiance of nationalists could only be secured through the institutional expression of that allegiance. The UDP was opposed to Irish Government involvement in Northern Ireland. The UUP thought that cross-border cooperation could be achieved without creating all Ireland bodies and thought the SDLP had unrealistic expectations. The SDLP was disappointed in this position. Sinn Féin thought that the two governments had decided that the status quo could not continue and the UUP would have to change its position. The positions of the British and Irish Governments on the single currency were raised.

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