Video interview with David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland), Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein) and Tony Blair (prime minister of the United Kingdom) for ITN on 5 May 2000. On that date the British and Irish governments held talks with both Sinn Fein and the UUP in Belfast in an attempt to reach solutions on decommissioning and devolution with the view to restoring power to the Northern Ireland institutions. Trimble, Adams and Blair assess the progress made to date.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 5 May 2000
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble
Name of Second Interviewee: Gerry Adams
Name of Third Interviewee: Tony Blair
Role at time of Interview: David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland), Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein), Tony Blair (prime minister of the United Kingdom)
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
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Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: ITN
Time Period covered: 2000
Key Individuals: David Trimble, Gerry Adams, Tony Blair, Seamus Mallon
Key Words: UUP, Sinn Fein, power-sharing, decommissioning, IRA, devolution, East-West relations