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We can't move unless it is quite clear that it is going to work. I have made it clear that we are prepared to be involved in a fresh sequence which would probably not involve arms up front. But it will involve the issue being dealt with. That has to involve the matter working, but I can't answer that. The only people who can answer that is the Republican movement - will it work this time?\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  David Trimble, Ulster Unionist Leader \u003cbr/\u003eThe Ulster Unionist leader later said that his comments  did not represent a relaxation on his commitment to disarmament.\u003cbr/\u003eFriday's round of meetings began with a special award for former U-S Senator George Mitchell, who acted as a mediator in recent years in Northern Ireland. \u003cbr/\u003eMitchell admitted the process had been an emotional roller-coaster and not enough progress had been made.\u003cbr/\u003eBut he praised the political leaders as he called on them to rededicate themselves to the cause of peace at a time of \"great and sobering difficulty.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is your agreement because it is the product of your comments. We had spent two years listening to them. Orally and in writing, receiving their memoranda. What we did was assemble their suggestions in a manner we thought might be agreeable in full context. So I think that is the first and most important thing for Americans to recognise.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Senator George Mitchell\u003cbr/\u003eIn a Capitol Hill meeting with Senator Ted Kennedy, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams repeated his call to the British to reinstate the political institutions.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"The process, as you all know, is in crisis. The task and the challenge for political leaders is to end that crisis. Sinn Fein believes the best and perhaps only way to do that is to see the British government re-establishing the institutions that they have suspended. So I am looking forward to seeing the Senator again, talking these matters over with him and getting his advice and wisdom.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein leader\u003cbr/\u003eAt the White House, prior to five separate back-to-back meetings with the major players, U-S President Bill Clinton indicated he was determined to pursue an agreement to get the talks restarted.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think what we have got to do is find a formula by which the institutions can be restored the people can get back to governing, they actually found out they are quite good at working together. And they were getting a lot done and we need to restore that process and we need to restore a process that will eventually lead to all the requirements of the Good Friday Accord being observed and we will just keep working on it until we find that answer.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Bill Clinton, U.S. President\u003cbr/\u003eIrish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern arrived first at the White House on Friday afternoon.\u003cbr/\u003eThe first order of the St. Patrick's Day ceremonies was presenting a traditional bowl of shamrocks to U-S President Bill Clinton.\u003cbr/\u003eClinton told the audience that the 1998 Good Friday accord still offered the best hope for peace.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"That agreement remains the very best hope we have ever had for achieving peace and I still believe it will succeed.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President\u003cbr/\u003eSpeaking to reporters outside the White House, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said he believes all sides are committed to getting the peace process back on track. \u003cbr/\u003eAnd he remains confident that the dismantled Northern Ireland administration will be reinstated by the British government. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is the determination of the parties to see that is no other alternative, there is no other B plan, there is no other suggestions even other than the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.  And I think that is the hope and the confidence that the parties express, in spite of the difficulties and there are difficulties.\"  \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Bertie Ahern, Irish Prime Minister\u003cbr/\u003eLater in the day, the president and first lady played host for a  'Celebration of Ireland' reception that featured a reading by Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney.\u003cbr/\u003eThe celebrations included three renditions of \"Danny Boy\" -- one by a children's bell choir from Belfast.\u003cbr/\u003eClinton compared the quest for peace in Northern Ireland to the saga of the \"fortunate wind\" that blew Ulysses along on his voyage.\u003cbr/\u003eBut most Unionists and Republicans remain sceptical about the chances for a quick end to the stalemate.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington DC, U-S - March 17, 2000\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of news conference \u003cbr/\u003e2. Close up of reporter\u003cbr/\u003e3.  SOUNDBITE: (English) David Trimble, Ulster Unionist Leader\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of news conference\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close-up of George Mitchell and Gerry Adams greeting people\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close-up Gerry Adams speaking to woman\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide view of briefing\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close-up Mitchell getting award\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Mitchell, Former US Senator and chairman of Good Friday Agreement\u003cbr/\u003e10. Mid view of Gerry Adams with Senator Ted Kennedy\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein leader\u003cbr/\u003e6. Cutaways of photographers\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bill Clinton, U.S. President\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close-up of Ahern's car arriving at White House\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close-up of Irish Premier Bertie Ahern giving U.S. President Bill Clinton a bowl of shamrocks\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bill Clinton, U-S President\u003cbr/\u003e11. Still of Clinton and Bertie Ahern\u003cbr/\u003e12. Still of Clinton and Seamus Mallon, SDLP Deputy leader\u003cbr/\u003e13. 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