Leaders reaffirm commitment to peace process

United States President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern have issued a joint communique.

In the statement, the leaders reaffirm their individual and collective commitment to the Good Friday Agreement and to its full implementation.

The statement said: "The people of Northern Ireland and their leaders have a momentous opportunity to ensure that peace is strengthened and political stability is secured.

"The acceptance and implementation of the governments' forthcoming proposals would promote the reconciliation that the people of Northern Ireland desire and deserve."