Over the past week, this crucial engagement has taken place on a number of levels. The round table talks which began in Belfast last week are to be reconvened for a second session later today. Last Friday, the Taoiseach attended, in Scotland, a summit level meeting of the British-Irish Council. Yesterday, Senator Maurice Hayes chaired a meeting of the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation. The forum provided a valuable opportunity for the sharing of views and concerns with regard to developments in Northern Ireland and the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. It proved a constructive complement to other discussions currently taking place.