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Ulster Peace Talks: Quotes

Friday 02 July 1999 19:02 EDT
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`The commission believes that to complete its mandate by 22 May, decommissioning must start as soon as possible'

The de Chastelain report

`There will be an enormous sigh of relief across this island tonight and, indeed, around the world'

Gerry Adams

`The people of Northern Ireland and the island as a whole can now face the future with ... security'

Bertie Ahern

`This is the only way forward. It is the most historic opportunity for peace this land has known for years'

Tony Blair

`The certainty is not there sufficiently, the safeguards are weak. We need to see the legislation [and] study it'

David Trimble

`Just look - the Jeeps, the barbed wire, the medical tents. You'd think they're preparing for war'

Resident of Drumcree

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