the Downing Street Declaration
/ðə ˌdaʊnɪŋ striːt dekləˈreɪʃn/
/ðə ˌdaʊnɪŋ striːt dekləˈreɪʃn/
- a statement about Northern Ireland made by the British and Irish prime ministers, John Major and Albert Reynolds, in London in December 1993. The Declaration tried to push forward the peace process in Northern Ireland by offering something to all the opposing groups. For the first time the British government agreed to include Sinn Fein in discussions if they and the IRA promised not to use violence in future. In the following year the IRA stopped their bombing campaign, but refused to make any promises about the use of violence.
《唐宁街宣言》：英国和爱尔兰总理约翰·梅杰和艾伯特·雷诺兹在1993年12月在伦敦发表的关于北爱尔兰的声明。该宣言试图通过向所有反对派提供帮助来推动北爱尔兰的和平进程。组。英国政府首次同意将辛恩·芬恩纳入讨论范围，如果他们和IRA承诺将来不再使用暴力。次年，爱尔兰共和军停止了轰炸行动，但拒绝对使用暴力作出任何承诺。