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What was the purpose of the Downing Street Declaration of 1993?
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the Troubles
Local people walking past a British soldier on guard in Northern Ireland, August 1969.
The Downing Street Declaration, issued in 1993 by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, served as a critical framework for initiating all-party peace talks to address the conflict in Northern Ireland.1
By establishing this foundation, the declaration sought to move the peace process forward, eventually leading to the inclusion of various political parties and government representatives in negotiations aimed at finding a political resolution to the Troubles.1