British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference Joint Communiqu茅
Today the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Fleur Anderson MP, attended the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Dublin.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Fleur Anderson MP, with T谩naiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Miche谩l Martin and Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee.
A meeting of the-British Irish Intergovernmental Conference took place in Farmleigh in Dublin on 3 December 2024.
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皇冠体育app Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was represented by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Fleur Anderson MP.
Twenty-five years on from the first meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference, and reflecting their roles as co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement, the two Governments discussed how they can best continue to support the effective operation of all the institutions of the Agreement across all three Strands.聽
皇冠体育appy discussed the work underway to repeal and replace the Northern Ireland (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act in a way that is human-rights compliant and can secure the support of the public and of victims and survivors particularly. 皇冠体育app Government of Ireland welcomed the UK Government鈥檚 decision to establish an inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, including in the context of the 2001 Weston Park agreement.聽
皇冠体育app Governments also discussed the work of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry and the Government of Ireland鈥檚 support for it. 皇冠体育appre was also a discussion of the Dublin/Monaghan bombings and next steps in relation to Operation Denton.
皇冠体育appy reaffirmed their shared commitment to protecting the Common Travel Area to the benefit of citizens across these islands and noted, in particular, the importance of continued engagement with tourism stakeholders to ensure the UK ETA scheme is rolled out smoothly.
皇冠体育appy discussed security cooperation and the recommendations of the Independent Reporting Commission in relation to how to achieve further progress on the ending of paramilitarism.
皇冠体育appy also welcomed the ongoing work across both Governments, led by the Taoiseach and Prime Minister, to fully realise an ambitious renewal of the wider UK-Ireland relationship.
皇冠体育appy agreed that the Conference would meet again in the coming months.