The Assembly is one of two "mutually inter-dependent" institutions created under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the other being the &lt;a href="North/South%20Ministerial%20Council"&gt;North/South Ministerial Council&lt;/a&gt; with the Republic of Ireland. The Agreement aimed to end Northern Ireland's violent 30-year Troubles. The first Assembly election was held in June 1998.