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Recognition of Northern Ireland
In this edit you suggested that "The vast majority of people on the island of Ireland do not recognise the statelet of northern Ireland." I would point out that: -

1. Section 1(iii) of the Good Friday Agreement acknowledges that "the present wish of a majority of the people of Northern Ireland, freely exercised and legitimate, is to maintain the Union and, accordingly, that Northern Ireland’s status as part of the United Kingdom reflects and relies upon that wish; and that it would be wrong to make any change in the status of Northern Ireland save with the consent of a majority of its people;"

2. 2,119,549 people on the island of Ireland (85.44067%) voted in favour of the Good Friday Agreement and 360,727 (14.54382%) voted against it, making a total of 2,480,276 valid votes.

3. The vast majority of votes against the Agreement were cast by unionists who recognise Northern Ireland’s status as part of the United Kingdom.

4. It is clear that the vast majority of people on the island of Ireland do recognise Northern Ireland’s status as part of the United Kingdom.

Alekksandr (talk) 21:43, 25 June 2021 (UTC)