This document is a summary record of a cross-strand meeting held on March 30, 1998. The discussion focused on three main issues: rights and safeguards, principles and requirements for the new arrangements to address the totality of relationships, and arrangements for the validation of an overall agreement. The British Government emphasized the importance of consent, democratic accountability, and the acceptability of the new arrangements. Sinn Féin expressed concerns about the focus on Irish constitutional positions compared to British ones. Alliance sought clarification on the potential incorporation of the ECHR into the Irish legislation. The UUP stressed the importance of the principle of consent, while the SDLP sought clarification on the UUP's interpretation of this principle. The discussion went on to discuss whether a democratic threshold would be necessary to characterise what consent would mean in practice.
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