Full decommissioning of all groups' arms 'possible'

General John de Chastelian has described IRA decommissioning as "an important milestone towards the completion of (the international decommissioning body's) task to achieve decommissioning by all paramilitary groups".

He said he still believed full decommissioning by all groups was possible. He said decommissioning of the weapons belonging to the IRA had to be achieved without the suggestion of surrender or defeat and those conditions remained.