British prime minister John Major and Irish PM Albert Reynolds sign peace agreement
London: No 10 Downing Street:
British prime minister John Major and Irish PM Albert
Reynolds towards from No 10 past Christmas tree to
podiums; Cutaway to press; Both to back view away;
Both take press conference seats;
Major press conference - agreement closes no doors except
to violence and illegality / opens door to those who
abandon violence / can't promise that Joint Declaration
will bring peace - that doesn't lie within my hands /
those who don't respond will show they prefer violence for
its own sake because they are now offered a democratic
alternative;
Reynolds press conference - if this declaration for peace
helps to dry tears and helps to replace the wilting flowers
(of violence) with new growth then we can ask no more.
