The breakthrough, announced Monday in Belfast, came after the first face-to-face talks between hardline Protestant leader Ian Paisley and Catholic Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.

• 星期一在贝尔法斯特宣布这项突破性协议之前，强硬派的新教领导人佩斯里和天主教新芬党领袖亚当斯举行了首次面对面的谈判。