Sunday 6 January 2019

Does the Good Friday agreement mention the border between N.Ireland and Ireland?

The Good Friday Agreement



Does the Good Friday agreement mention the border between N. Ireland and Ireland?

In fact The Good Friday Agreement is ambiguous in the extreme which was fine when we were part of the EU. Now we are leaving it causes problems.

The word Border on its own is used once under the heading
RIGHTS, SAFEGUARDS AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Economic, Social and Cultural Issues 
2. Subject to the public consultation currently under way, the British Government will make rapid progress with: 
(i) a new regional development strategy for Northern Ireland, for consideration in due course by a the Assembly, tackling the problems of a divided society and social cohesion in urban, rural and border areas, protecting and enhancing the environment, producing new approaches to transport issues, strengthening the physical infrastructure of the region, developing the advantages and resources of rural areas and rejuvenating major urban centres; 

Apart from that the word border is used a further 9 times as cross-border I wont post them all but they can be found in these sections.

STRAND TWO - NORTH/SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL - there are Severn mentions of cross-border. 
BRITISH-IRISH INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE -  there are Two mentions of cross-border. {LINK}
The only thing that is mentioned which would relate to the border but doesn't specifically say it in the agreement. Is the mention of removal of security installations.



LINKS
Gov.uk: The Belfast Agreement, also known as the Good Friday Agreement, was reached in multi-party negotiations and signed on 10 April 1998.
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/TheGoodFridayAgreementBrexitandRights_0.pdf

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