The British-Irish Council (BIC) held its 35th Summit meeting today hosted by the Northern Ireland Executive. The heads of delegation were welcomed by the Northern Ireland Executive First Minister, the Rt Hon Arlene Foster MLA, and the deputy First Minister, Michelle O’Neill MLA. A full list of Ministerial participants is attached to the Communiqué

Ministers discussed the impact of Covid-19 across Member Administrations, and reflected on approaches to recovery that were sustainable and which addressed the potentially long-lasting impacts. The Council discussed areas of coherence across Member Administrations in relation to recovery, and in planning for potential future impacts of Covid-19.

The Communiqué from the meeting is available here.