`Rise to the challenge' - IRA
Exclusive IRA interview
In the first interview since the IRA cessation of 20 July, a
spokesperson for the IRA leadership has outlined to An Phoblacht
the reasons they renewed the cessation and has urged all
political parties to play their part and ``rise to the challenge
this renewed opportunity presents them''.
The IRA said movement by the new Labour government in London and
the Fianna Fail-led government in Dublin was vital in the
scenario which brought about the renewed cessation.
On Sinn Fein's affirmation on Tuesday 9 September of the Mitchell
Principles the IRA said: ``All Republicans should understand and
support [Sinn Fein] as they do what they believe is right and
necessary to bring about a lasting peace. Sinn Féin's stated
commitment is to secure a peace settlement which both removes the
causes of conflict and takes all the guns, British, Republican,
Unionist, Nationalist and Loyalist, out of Irish politics.''
For itself the IRA said it ``would have problems with sections of
the Mitchell principles. But then the IRA is not a participant in
these talks''.
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