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Overview
The British-Irish Council (BIC) was formally established in December 1999. This followed the reaching of the multi-party agreement in Belfast on 10 April 1998, commonly known as the Belfast Agreement or Good Friday Agreement. This provided for the Council to be set up under Strand 3 (which deals with East-West relations).
The Member Administrations of the British-Irish Council are the Northern Ireland Executive; Government of Ireland; UK Government; Scottish Government; Welsh Government; Isle of Man Government; Government of Jersey, and Government of Guernsey.
As set out in the agreement, the Council aims to ‘promote the harmonious and mutually beneficial development of the totality of relationships among the peoples of these islands.’ It does this through providing a forum where its members can share information and experiences on matters of mutual interest.
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