Tony McCormack (Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Ireland's own peace process culminating in the Good Friday Agreement was built on dialogue, patience, international support and the difficult work of building trust between communities. With negotiations now taking place between Russia and Ukraine, does the Department see scope for Ireland to share the lessons we learned from our experience in areas like mediation, inclusive dialogue, confidence building and reconciliation?

Is the Government prepared to offer that expertise through purely civilian and diplomatic channels to international partners supporting this peace process?

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