Adams: 'Trimble agreed to leave decommissioning to IICD'

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has blamed Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble for sparking the latest crisis in the Irish peace process.

Adams: 'Trimble agreed to leave decommissioning to IICD'
Wed, 22 Oct, 2003 - 14:40

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has blamed Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble for sparking the latest crisis in the Irish peace process.

Yesterday, Mr Trimble refused to agree to resume sharing power with Sinn Féin, claiming the IRA’s latest act of decommissioning was not transparent enough to restore unionist confidence in the peace process.

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