Northern Ireland
Statement by U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, Paula Dobriansky, on the issue of UDA Decommissioning
The United States welcomes moves by the Ulster Defense Association (UDA) to enter meaningful engagement with the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). We have consistently called for all paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland to decommission and there is no rationale for the continued possession of illegal arms. We are encouraged that interlocutors have now been appointed and hope further negotiations will bring about significant and rapid progress.