A re-instituted ceasefire later followed as part of the negotiations strategy , which saw teams from the British and Irish governments , the Ulster Unionist Party , the SDLP , Sinn Féin and representatives of loyalist paramilitary organisations , under the chairmanship of former United States Senator George Mitchell , produced the Belfast Agreement ( also called the `` Good Friday Agreement '' as it was signed on Good Friday , 1998 ) .
Later there was a new ceasefire , and there were talks between teams from the British and Irish governments , the Ulster Unionist Party , the SDLP , Sinn Féin and representatives of loyalist paramilitary organizations , under the chairmanship of former United States Senator Mitchell . The talks produced the Belfast Agreement ( also called the `` Good Friday Agreement '' as it was signed on Good Friday , 1998 ) .