Great Britain’s envoy for the Western Balkans, Stuart Peach, said today that the Belfast agreement, known as the Good Friday Agreement, is the best example of how reconciliation between Kosovo and Serbia could be achieved.
That agreement was signed in April 1998, after which the conflict between the opposing parties in Northern Ireland ended.
Peach said that this agreement is the best example of how Kosovo and Serbia can reconcile.
The British emissary added that he supports the dialogue led by the European Union, which “should go towards creating a multi-ethnic future and mutual respect”.
The Good Friday Agreement was reached after three decades of conflict. It created a power-sharing arrangement, including an executive and an assembly, and was based on equal treatment of both communities, with the right of the people of Northern Ireland to identify and be accepted as British or Irish or both, and to have both British and Irish citizenship.
The 1998 Agreement transformed the political and economic life of Northern Ireland and continues to serve as a framework for reconciliation and prosperity, Beta news agency writes.
