Washington, April 10 -- Congressman Richard E. Neal issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement regarding the 28th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement:
"Twenty-eight years ago, the governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom signed the Good Friday Agreement, marking the end of the longest period of conflict on the island of Ireland. It has long been hailed as a peace framework for global conflicts, and for good reason. The accord has endured for nearly three decades because everyone involved acted in good faith, and both sides gave up something in order to achieve peace. The Republic of Ireland relinquished its claims to Northern Ireland in Articles 2 and 3 of its Constitu...