Republican News · Thursday 25 October 2001

ANC welcomes "strategic compromise"

The African National Congress has commended the IRA on its decision to put weapons beyond use and expressed its support for Sinn Féin's efforts to secure the full implementation of theb Good Friday Agreement

ANC Secretary General Kgalema Motlanthe said:"As the ANC we are acutely aware of the sensitivities surrounding a move of this nature. We are also aware of the obligation which each progressive liberation movement has to make strategic compromises to propel forward the the search for peace and the achievement of liberation. In this regard, the ANC, with the goodwill of the South African people, encourages Sinn Féin to work towards the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and the achievement of lasting peace for all the people of Ireland."