including latest joint government statement
Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have announced their intention to restore Northern Ireland's power-sharing institutions will be restored on 22 May.
The dramatic announcement came after intensive talks at Hillsborough Castle between the two prime ministers, the Ulster Unionists, Sinn Fein and the Social Democratic and Labour Party.
Mr Blair said the deal depended on a positive response from the parties and the paramilitary organisations.
But he stressed the intention was to restore the power-sharing institutions by the 22 May deadline originally set for the complete decommissioning of paramilitary weapons under the Good Friday Agreement.
"It's now incumbent on the parties and, perhaps, in particular the paramilitary organisations to give their response to the proposals we have made," he said.
"I very much hope that response is positive and, in particular, we can make sure that the arms issue is dealt with completely and verifiably.
"So we are going to await the response of the parties and the paramilitary organisations and subject to that positive response we will be reinstating the institutions."
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said he was very hopeful of a positive response from the IRA and the loyalist paramilitary groups.
"I'll be very disappointed if the response from the paramilitaries is not extremely positive," he said.
It is understood that a deadline of June next year has been set for the full implementation of all the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement.
The joint statement of the prime ministers was initially welcomed by Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams.
"I think this is a very decisive moment, the two governments have agreed to reestablish the institutions and have set out the mechanisms and the steps necessary for achieving the full implementation of many of the outstanding aspects of the accord.
He said nationalists and republicans would be particularly pleased about on human rights, equality, demilitarisation, the Irish language and of support for victims and for families of all of the victims of the conflict.
"It's important also to stress once again the need for a new policing service which nationalists and republicans can give support to and feel confident about joining.
"But change is essential if there is to be real equality, real democracy, real justice and the rights of people of this island to be respected and valued. There must be no more second class citizens."
Mr Adams said it was now time to stand up for, and defend, the agreement.
"I would urge all of those who voted yes in the referendum in May 1998 to rally behind this initiative, support those political leaders and parties who are striving for a new and better future for our children and give it a fair wind in the time ahead."
SDLP leader John Hume also welcomed the commitment to restore the institutions and to implement all aspects of the agreement by "a particular date".
"We naturally hope there will be a positive response from all parties and from all paramilitary organisations to the statement issued by the prime minister and the taoiseach," he said.
While there is little detail about the proposal, the intense talks over the last two days had focused on the twin issues of paramilitary decommissioning and policing.
Since Northern Ireland devolution was suspended on 11 February, both governments' meetings with the parties have been overshadowed by an unbroken impasse between the Ulster Unionists and Sinn Fein over IRA arms and power sharing.