Meetings of Ministers from both parts of the island through the North-South Ministerial Council have become a recognisable feature of ministerial calendars, north and south. Ministers from both parts of the island, representative of both traditions, have been taking decisions on a regular basis that benefit all of our people in a practical and meaningful way. While North-South Ministerial Council meetings have become unremarkable parts of the diary of most Ministers, it is worth recording here that 65 full meetings at ministerial level had taken place prior to suspension.