Concerning commencement of all-party talks to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Northern Ireland.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that Prime Minister John Major and the Government of the United Kingdom should work with the Government of Ireland to commence all-party talks relating to the conflict in Northern Ireland as soon as possible.

[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 303 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 303

     Concerning commencement of all-party talks to seek a peaceful 
            resolution to the conflict in Northern Ireland.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 1994

   Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
 Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hoke, 
  Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. King, Mr. Kopetski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
McDade, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of 
   California, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Moran, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
  Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sangmeister, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
   Shays, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Klein), 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
     Concerning commencement of all-party talks to seek a peaceful 
            resolution to the conflict in Northern Ireland.

Whereas the Congress, the Clinton Administration, and all people of good will 
        toward the people of Ireland and Britain support a peaceful resolution 
        of the conflict in Northern Ireland;
Whereas the British and Irish Governments in their Joint Declaration of December 
        15, 1993, committed themselves to all-party talks to end the conflict in 
        the aftermath of a durable ceasefire;
Whereas on August 31, 1994, the Provisional Irish Republican Army declared a 
        ``complete cessation of military operations'' in Northern Ireland which 
        has resulted in a demonstrable reduction in the atmosphere of violence, 
        transformed the climate in that divided community and kindled hopes for 
        a political solution to the conflict; and
Whereas it is essential that the momentum be maintained for a peaceful 
        resolution of this age-old conflict, in order to allow reconciliation 
        between the 2 communities to move forward and to begin a process of 
        deeply needed economic reconstruction in a peaceful environment: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that Prime Minister John Major and 
the Government of the United Kingdom should work with the Government of 
Ireland to seize this historic opportunity to advance the prospects for 
peace, reconciliation, and reconstruction on the island of Ireland by 
commencing all-party talks relating to the conflict in Northern Ireland 
as soon as possible.
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