 
The Good Friday Agreement established three separate bodies to deal with the
increasingly complex, overlapping relationships between the Republic of
Ireland and the United Kingdom. The North-South Ministerial Council deals
with the totality of relationships within the island of Ireland. The British-Irish
Council provides a forum for the representatives of the London and Dublin
governments, the devolved institutions in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh
as well as the crown dependencies of the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man.
Finally, the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference brings together
the two governments to promote bi-lateral co-operation. |
