

“...The tragedies of the past have left a deep and profoundly regrettable legacy of suffering. We must never forget those who have died or been injured, and their families. But we can best honour them through a fresh start, in which we firmly dedicate ourselves to the achievement of reconciliation, tolerance, and mutual trust, and to the protection and vindication of the human rights of all...”
The momentous importance of what had been achieved was evident to all involved in the negotiations, and several participants got their copies signed by those gathered at Stormont for the ceremony. This copy belonged to a young man who came to the Peace Process through community work and was an invited guest of the Progressive Unionist Party.