Armin Hohenadler

The agreement reached was that Northern Ireland was part of the United Kingdom and would remain so until a majority of the population of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland wanted something else. Should this happen, the UK and Irish governments will be required to „have a binding commitment“ to implement this decision. In addition to the number of signatories,[note 1] Stefan Wolff identifies the following similarities and differences between the issues addressed in the two agreements:[28] He said it was essential that the issue be addressed in the Withdrawal Agreement. A withdrawal by the next phase of negotiations on the future relationship would risk putting it aside and marginalising Ireland. The agreement was reached after many years of complex discussions, proposals and compromises. A lot of people have contributed a lot. .