----- Original Message ----- From: "RM_Distribution" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>>>> Flash: IRA statement > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > The following is the text of a statement issued today by > Oglaigh na hEireann (the IRA). > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > The leadership of Oglaigh na hEireann want to reiterate our > commitment to the resolution of the issue of arms and our view > that this is a necessary step in a genuine peace process. > > We remain prepared to initiate a process which would completely > and verifiably put IRA arms beyond use and to do so in a way to > avoid risk to the public, misappropriation by others and ensure > maximum public confidence. > > On May 6 in a considered statement we provided a clear and > reasonable context in which this could take place. > > It cannot and will not happen on terms dictated by the British > government or the unionists. A British military/securocrat agenda > will not work and should have no part in a genuine peace process. > > In May we also gave a number of undertakings which were premised > on the speedy and full implementation of the Good Friday > Agreement and other commitments made by the two governments. > > The British government for its part committed itself to: > > * the implementation of Patten > > * to progressively take all the necessary steps to demilitarise > the situation > > * to deal with matters relating to human rights, equality and > justice > > * to resolve issues which remain outstanding at this stage in the > development of the peace process. > > * The British government has not honoured these commitments. > > * The IRA re-established contact with the IICD and put in place a > confidence-building measure which entailed the inspection of a > number of our arms dumps by agreed third parties. > > * We have since facilitated a further inspection of these arms > dumps. Immediately after this Cyril Ramaphosa and Martti > Ahtisaari, the two agreed third parties, affirmed their > conviction in the IRA's commitment to the peace process. After > this re-inspection, attempts by the leadership of the Ulster > Unionists, to set more preconditions on political progress has > only served to compound the impasse. > > We have not broken off contact with the IICD and we remain > committed to discussions with them on the basis we have set out. > > The British government's approach to demilitarisation and their > refusal to address the Good Friday Agreement's requirements for a > new beginning to policing and other matters represents a failure > by them to honour their commitments. > > The political responsibility for advancing the current situation > clearly lies with Tony Blair who must honour all commitments. > > The IRA has honoured its commitments and will continue to do so. > > P. O'Neill. > > > > > > > c. RM Distribution and others. Articles may be reprinted with credit. > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > RM Distribution > Irish Republican News and Information > http://irlnet.com/rmlist/ > > PO Box 160, Galway, Ireland Phone/Fax: (353)1-6335113 > PO Box 8630, Austin TX 78713, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > RMD1001205132735p9 >
