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The Good Friday Agreement is still a shining example of what can happen when people put aside old wounds and choose peace. But as we have seen in many countries, including in my home country the United States, peace and democracy are not inevitable.‌Mr Obama admitted he was “not as hopeful as I want to be in the short term” given the “aftermath of what’s happened in Gaza and the nature of political changes that have taken place in Israel.” #Democracy #GoodFridayAgreement #Peace

Barack Obama received an honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast, emphasizing the importance of actively choosing democracy and peace, while reflecting on the transformative effects of the Good Friday Agreement and expressing concerns about current global conflicts. #Democracy #GoodFridayAgreement #Peace

The recent events in Portadown pose a real risk to community relations in Northern Ireland. Having spoken with PM Burnham, we share a commitment to upholding the Good Friday Agreement. A return to past divisions is unthinkable. Now is a time for calm, leadership, and mediation. https://t.co/Nh9IWE8Y0B #Portadown #GoodFridayAgreement #NorthernIreland #GB #IE

For a second week, the government voted down our proposal for a full Dáil debate on the threat of a sectarian Orange march down Garvaghy Rd and the Government's responsibility under the Good Friday Agreement to ensure communities in the North are free from sectarian harassment. #Sectarianism #GoodFridayAgreement #GarvaghyRoad #GB #IE

Speaking at Greaves summer school I said: Sinn Féin’s focus in the Good Friday Agreement negotiations was to get rid of The Government of Ireland Act. This was the legislation by which London claimed sovereignty in Ireland. We raised this consistently with the British government https://t.co/a9lHeBmtPk #SinnFein #GoodFridayAgreement #Ireland #IE #GB

NATO DEFENDS NORTHERN IRELAND 🇬🇧🛡️ Trump — hands off Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is not Washington’s property and it is not Dublin’s property. Its constitutional future belongs to the people of Northern Ireland under the Good Friday Agreement. I oppose any attempt to https://t.co/sV9cgIv9GN #NorthernIreland #GoodFridayAgreement #Trump #GB #US #IE

President Trump's endorsement of a united Ireland is welcome. The Good Friday Agreement states that this is a decision for us on the island of Ireland to make on our own - north and south. That does not mean that outside opinions and advice cannot be offered. Going back to #UnitedIreland #GoodFridayAgreement #Trump #IE #GB

Replying to SNP, Andy Burnham has again misrepresented the Good Friday Agreement: “Clear consensus” invents artificial supermajority threshold; GFA requires a simple majority (50%+1) The SoS has a binding duty: Annex A states they ‘shall’ direct a vote, not merely “consider” it #GoodFridayAgreement #AndyBurnham #Referendum #GB #IE

The future of Ireland will be decided by the people of Ireland, not whoever occupies Downing Street. Andy Burnham’s comments on a referendum on Irish unity were anti-democratic & completely at odds with the Good Friday Agreement. Sinn Féin made that clear to him directly this https://t.co/ufDMW7clIf #IrishUnity #GoodFridayAgreement #Democracy #IE #GB

This is a significant breech of the Good Friday Agreement. A foundation stone of the GFA is that the people of the north would decide. The GFA is an international treaty & should be defended by our government. Dont hold your breath... https://t.co/XS6A06MPiX #GoodFridayAgreement #GFA #NorthernIreland #GB #IE

I’m in Washington this week briefing the Congressional Friends of Ireland, members of Congress, trade union leaders and the Ad Hoc Committee on the Good Friday Agreement on the importance of this legislation, the opportunity it presents for Ireland’s future, and the vital role of https://t.co/zeNjvLRDBB #GoodFridayAgreement #Ireland #Congress #IE #US

Today the Good Friday Agreement Implementation Committee in the Dáil is discussing reform of Stormont on the request of Aontú. Stormont is broken. It is not delivering for the people. Everything is grinding to a halt, and public services are in free fall. https://t.co/E50W4CMrXE #Stormont #GoodFridayAgreement #Aontú #IE #GB

It was a privilege to give the David Trimble Lecture in Queen’s University Belfast this evening in honour of a person who played such a courageous and pivotal role in enabling the Good Friday Agreement. https://t.co/oHJFh22z7b #GoodFridayAgreement #DavidTrimble #QueensUniversity #GB #IE