A report by Jane Loughrey for UTV Live on the report from Senator George Mitchell on the issue of arms decommissioning in the Northern Irish peace process. Reports from the Irish press had accurately surmised the content of the report, the main takeaway of which was that Mitchell was suggesting no pre-conditions from the British government before all-party talks could take place.

Mitchell concluded that it was unreasonable to expect the various paramilitary groups to give up their weapons before talks had begun. Instead, he suggested that the issue of arms and talks could be dealt with in tandem and that any arms ultimately decommissioned should be through an independent body, to avoid any accusations of the use of terms such as 'surrender' or 'victory'.

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