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The Forum for Peace and Reconciliation ((アイルランド語:an Fóram um Shíocháin agus Athmhuintearas)〔(an Fóram um Shíocháin agus Athmhuintearas ) focal.ie〕) was a forum established by the government of Ireland in October 1994 as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. ==Initiation== The Forum was envisaged in paragraph 11 of the Downing Street Declaration of December 1993:〔(Joint Declaration 1993 (Downing St. Declaration) ) Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland〕 :The Irish Government would make their own arrangements within their jurisdiction to enable democratic parties to consult together and share in dialogue about the political future. The Taoiseach's intention is that these arrangements could include the establishment, in consultation with other parties, of a Forum for Peace and Reconciliation to make recommendations on ways in which agreement and trust between both traditions in Ireland can be promoted and established. Preparations for the forum were triggered by the ceasefires announced in September 1994 by the republican Provisional IRA and loyalist UVF and UDA, whose associated political parties were thus invited to the forum.〔〔(Dáil 12 Oct 1994 p.6 )〕 Sinn Féin accepted, while the loyalist PUP and UDP rejected, as did the mainstream unionist UUP and DUP. The presence of Sinn Féin alongside constitutional nationalist and centrist parties was considered a significant "confidence building measure"; substantive negotiations involving the unionist parties and the British government would not being till the following year. The British ambassador was invited to the opening of the forum, but there was no other British involvement.〔(HC Deb 1 December 1994 vol 250 cc1315-6 )〕 Its terms of reference were: :The Forum for Peace and Reconciliation is being established by the Government in accordance with their intentions as expressed in the Joint Declaration, for as long as is necessary, to consult on and examine ways in which lasting peace, stability and reconciliation can be established by agreement among all the people of Ireland, and on the steps required to remove barriers of distrust, on the basis of promoting respect for the equal rights and validity of both traditions and identities. It will also explore ways in which new approaches can be developed to serve economic interests common to both parts of Ireland, including in the framework of European Union. It will be a fundamental guiding principle of the Forum and of participation in it that all differences relating to the exercise of the right of self-determination of the people of Ireland, and to all other matters, will be resolved exclusively by peaceful and democratic means. The purposes of the Forum will be to provide, as far as possible, an opportunity to both major traditions as well as to others, to assist in identifying and clarifying issues which could most contribute to creating a new era of trust and co-operation on the island. Participation in the Forum will be entirely without prejudice to the position on constitutional issues held by any Party. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forum for Peace and Reconciliation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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