Video interviews with Cyril Ramaphosa (former Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA), David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland) and Peter Weir (UUP MLA for North Down) for ITN on 15 May 2000. Nine days earlier the IRA issued a statement indicating its readiness to begin a process to ‘completely and verifiably’ put its arms beyond use. On 14 May Cyril Ramaphosa and Martti Ahtisaari arrived in Northern Ireland to begin arms inspections under the auspices of the IICD. The interviewees discuss the potential significance of the IRA announcement and the process of arms inspections.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 15 May 2000
Name of First Interviewee: Cyril Ramaphosa
Name of Second Interviewee: David Trimble
Name of Third Interviewee: Peter Weir
Role at time of Interview: Cyril Ramaphosa (former Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA), David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland), Peter Weir (UUP MLA for North Down)
Interviewer: ©2013 ITN All rights reserved
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: ©2013 ITN All rights reserved
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: ITN
Time Period covered: 2000
Key Individuals: Cyril Ramaphosa, David Trimble, Peter Weir
Key Words: UUP, IICD, power-sharing, decommissioning, IRA