Transcript of an interview with David Trimble, First Minister of Northern Ireland, by Peter Sissons for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 21 July 2002. Four days earlier the Provisional IRA issued a statement apologising to all non-combatant victims of its Troubles' campaign. Trimble discusses the potential significance of this declaration to the peace process with particular reference to decommissioning and continued sectarian violence in Belfast. Breakfast with Frost was a weekly BBC current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 21 July 2002
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble
Role at time of Interview: First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the UUP
Interviewer: Peter Sissons
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © BBC Breakfast with Frost
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Breakfast with Frost
Time Period covered: 2002
Key Individuals: David Trimble, Martin McGuinness, Gerry Adams, Tony Blair
Key Words: UUP, decommissioning, IRA apology, dissident republican, paramilitary