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15/04/2003
Local parties consider latest IRA response
According to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Northern Ireland’s political parties are currently examining new information supplied by the IRA in an attempt to clarify the organisation’s stance on the peace process.
Attending an engagement in Dublin this morning Mr Ahern said that he was awaiting responses from the main pro-agreement parties in Northern Ireland.
The Taoiseach and British prime minister Tony Blair have been assessing new information provided by the IRA last night. He confirmed to reporters this morning that it was now all down to a few but “very important” issues.
Although details have not been forthcoming the main issues are believed to centre on the prospects for decommissioning on the republican paramilitary organisation’s future status.
The Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble said yesterday that there was a “limited window” and that time for clarity was running out.
The postponed meeting between the Irish and British premiers is unlikely to take place on Tuesday as Mr Blair has an engagement aimed at patching up relations with German Chancellor Schroeder later today.
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Attending an engagement in Dublin this morning Mr Ahern said that he was awaiting responses from the main pro-agreement parties in Northern Ireland.
The Taoiseach and British prime minister Tony Blair have been assessing new information provided by the IRA last night. He confirmed to reporters this morning that it was now all down to a few but “very important” issues.
Although details have not been forthcoming the main issues are believed to centre on the prospects for decommissioning on the republican paramilitary organisation’s future status.
The Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble said yesterday that there was a “limited window” and that time for clarity was running out.
The postponed meeting between the Irish and British premiers is unlikely to take place on Tuesday as Mr Blair has an engagement aimed at patching up relations with German Chancellor Schroeder later today.
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