A conference at QUBelfast to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement is about to begin, with an opening speech from Hillary Clinton ClintonFdn Follow live:
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of a major conference being held at Queen’s University Belfast to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
Many key figures who were involved in the 1990s peace talks will be in Belfast for the three-day event; among them former Bill Clinton - the US president at the time of the deal - and Hillary Clinton who was first lady and later served as US secretary of state.There will also be a keynote address by former US Senator George Mitchell, who chaired the Good Friday Agreement talks process.
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Presidents of Ireland Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson will also attend as well as Bertie Ahern, the taoiseach at the time the deal was struck.Image caption: Sir Tony Blair and Bill Clinton also marked the 20th anniversary in 2018
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