Resource Collections

Image - Resources

Writing Peace: David Trimble Collection

UUP statement of withdrawal from Strand Two talks on Articles 2 & 3 of the 1937 Constitution, 13.15

Monday, 20 October 1997

i28279

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) issued a press release announcing its withdrawal from the Strand Two Talks on 20 October 1997, to deliberate on the conflicting stances of the UK and Irish Governments regarding Articles 2 and 3 of the 1937 Constitution. The UUP highlighted these Articles as significant barriers to cooperation on the island of Ireland. Paul Murphy concurred with Tony Blair's Balmoral statement, suggesting that constitutional changes in the Irish Republic would be beneficial before reaching a settlement. However, Irish Minister David Andrews disagreed, asserting that Dublin would not consider amending Articles 2 and 3 until after an agreed settlement, a position the UUP found unacceptable.

Download File (format is: "application/pdf")
Writing Peace: David Trimble Collection

(To go a specific resource item, please click on its link.)

Your Browser does not seem to allow embedded PDFs, but you can download the PDF instead.

None

None

Copyright

None

Physical Copy Information

None

Digital Copy Information

None