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Interview with George Mitchell for the BBC on 11 April 1998

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Audio interview with George Mitchell, United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, by the BBC on 11 April 1998. One day after the signing of the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement, George Mitchell is interviewed by the BBC on its potential to be a lasting political settlement in Northern Ireland. Mitchell discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the Agreement and wider political culture in Northern Ireland. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 11 April 1998

Name of First Interviewee: George Mitchell

Role at time of Interview: United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland

Interviewer: Unknown

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2012

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart

Time Period covered: 1998

Key Individuals: George Mitchell

Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, politicisation, nationalist, unionist, Northern Ireland Assembly, North-South Ministerial Council

 

 

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