Transcript of an interview with John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and John Bruton, Irish Taoiseach, on 9 December 1996. In November John Hume and Gerry Adams proposed that Sinn Féin be permitted entry into the Stormont talks on the announcement of a new Provisional IRA ceasefire. In this interview Major and Bruton discuss the conditions in which Sinn Féin would be admitted to the talks.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 9 December 1996
Name of First Interviewee: John Major
Name of Second Interviewee: John Bruton
Role at time of Interview: John Major (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom), John Bruton (Irish Taoiseach)
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright:
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: johnmajor.co.uk
Time Period covered: 1996
Key Individuals: John Major, John Bruton
Key Words: Stormont talks, Provisional IRA, ceasefire, Sinn Féin, Mitchell Principles, East-West relations, Forum for Peace and Reconciliation