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Ago monday, british and irish leaders and most of northern irelands political factions signed the good friday agreement. the power sharing accord ended three decades of deadly sectarian violence between protestant unionists, catholic republicans and the british military that were known as the troubles. but while the violence subsided, many say the sectarian tensions that triggered it remains simmering beneath the surface. cnns nic robertson reported on the historic agreement for us 25 years ago ...

I became high commissionerfor human rights at the time of the agreement because i finished my term in september 1990 seven, seven months before the good friday agreement, the belfast good friday agreement and i was aware of resonated still resonates with the agreements all over the world because it was so complex. it was the eight parties, the multiple party agreements. the two governments in the north, south, east, west. human rights, in a decommissioning in it victim support and it had a whole...

How to hammer out that deal. huge amount of work _ how to hammer out that deal. huge amount of work and _ how to hammer out that deal. huge amount of work and still— amount of work and still necessary now. and people from different views and different communities but also international dimension. it always said medication for the united states, josh mitchell the us senator that robinson was talking about negotiating this too but since the power—sharing arrangements for about 40% of the time ...

To the palace, escorted by military detachments, will be only a quarter of the length of that undertaken by queen elizabeth in 1953. 0ne innovation. the palace has launched a new emoji to mark the coronation. so a ceremony rooted in history with at least one modern touch. nicholas witchell, bbc news. it is exactly 25 years since the good friday agreement was signed. the accord, in 1998, helped end decades of sectarian violence and restored self—government to northern ireland. but more recently...

Because it was so complex. it was the eight parties, the multiparty agreement. it was the two governments. it was north, south, east, west. it had human rights, at a decommissioning, i had victim support. it had a whole lot of issues. we should really understand how significant it was, and how we must build on it now for generations going forward. it is must build on it now for generations going forward-— going forward. it is interesting you talk of those _ going forward. it is interesting you...

Crowd cheers but the path has been far from smooth. the anniversary was officially marked last week in a stormont where the devolved executive and assembly aren�*t currently sitting. the democratic unionist party is refusing to go into government over brexit arrangements. the prime minister, though, is looking forward. rishi sunak paid tribute to those who signed the agreement, saying, "we will celebrate those who took difficult decisions, "accepted compromise and showed leadership." and he sa...

Brian: from the outside you wouldnt think this is a doorway. what is the easter week message. >> the message of spring. death, evil, darkness does not have the last word. life and goodness and light has the last word. and that gives us hope. brian: in 1998 they said 62% of the people said religion is important in my life. now its down to 30%. >> i saw that. out of one side of their mouth they are saying whats wrong with the world? but i dont go to mass anymore and my trust in tradition and patri...

Really travelled. - its notable that so many people involved in the story are no longer here — ian paisley, martin mcguinness, john hume, david trimble. the piece isnt perfect, power—sharing at stormont has frequently been prone to collapse and, in recent years, it has often been absent. but, political balance is now extremely rare and that is the achievement the agreement generation is passing on. the legacy is that we got peace and we stopped the killing. you had leaders that were prepared...

Wouldnt think this is a doorway. what is the easter week message. >> the message of spring. death, evil, darkness does not have the last word. life and goodness and light has the last word. and that gives us hope. brian: in 1998 they said 62% of the people said religion is important in my life. now its down to 30%. >> i saw that. out of one side of their mouth they are saying whats wrong with the world? but i dont go to mass anymore and my trust in tradition and patriotism and morality is down. ...

The sombre difference between failure and success became more realfor the negotiators in the spring of 1998. the violence was rising, there was a period of escalatory and retaliatory violence, and so i thought, "this is doomed to failure if we continue in this way," and so i developed a plan for an intense final two—week period and a hard deadline, and the parties and the governments all agreed to it and thats when i felt the first sense of hope. he set a cut—off date of thursday 9 april, bu...