UUP demands action from IRA
New UUP leader Reg Empey today declared his party would judge the IRA on their actions, not on their words.
Mr Empey was speaking after talks today with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern.
The UUP described the one-hour meeting meeting as constructive and the UUP will meet with the Irish Foreign Minister again in September.
Mr Empey said: "There has been a lot of talk recently about an imminent statement from the Provisional movement in response to the sham debate launched before the election.
"At the meeting with Mr Ahern I made it clear that irrespective of what the IRA say in any imminent statement the UUP and the Unionist community will judge them on their actions not their words."
"The people of Northern Ireland must see with their own eyes that the dark days of IRA violence, criminality and terrorism are gone forever."
