Meanings of begin decommissioning in English

He will resign by July 1st if the republican movement does not begin decommissioning by that date.

Eight out of 10 people want the IRA to begin decommissioning immediately, according to an opinion poll published today.

Mr Trimble insists there is but one subject for discussion: whether or not the IRA is now ready to begin decommissioning.

We therefore affirm that we require that all paramilitary organisations, who have not already done so, begin decommissioning their weapons forthwith.

Appeals to the IRA to begin decommissioning arms in order to save the North's political institutions from collapse were made in the chamber.

The Northern Ireland Secretary, Mr Peter Mandelson, has challenged the IRA not just to end terrorist activity but to begin decommissioning its weapons.

Senior security sources indicated they expect the IRA to begin decommissioning within weeks but this was played down by Irish and British government officials.

Ulster Unionists were tonight preparing to mount a campaign to expel Sinn Féin from the North's executive if the IRA fails to begin decommissioning.

The US administration yesterday welcomed the re-engagement of the IRA with the decommissioning body but insisted it must go the next step and begin decommissioning.

It was imperative that the IRA began decommissioning before March 10th, the North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, said yesterday.

The Ulster Defence Association said this evening they would not hand over any weapons in response to the IRA statement that they had begun decommissioning.