Newly-released files show how the signatories to the Belfast Agreement came to view it as the least worst option. Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern receives positive reviews in the papers, with Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble valuing his relationship with Ahern.
Newly-released state papers reveal how the signatories of the Belfast Agreement saw it as the least worst option. Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern receives positive reviews in the papers, with Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble valuing his relationship with Ahern.
The papers, available for public viewing in January, contain annotations highlighting important documents for Ahern.
State Papers Belfast Agreement Signatories Tony Blair Bertie Ahern David Trimble Irish Ambassador Negotiations
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