The threat to resign if the IRA do not make a significant move on decommissioning by Northern Ireland First Minister Mr Trimble has been described as an act of cowardice, by Sinn Féin.
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Speaking ahead of a meeting between the Taoiseach and a Sinn Féin delegation, Mr Martin McGuinness said the majority of people in Northern Ireland had endorsed the Belfast Agreement while party president Mr Gerry Adams said the IRA had not reneged on their responsibilities.
Mr McGuinness described the resignation threat by Mr Trimble as "an act of cowardice" and urged the First Minister to reflect on what he described as very clear evidence that the Northern Ireland electorate had endorsed the Agreement.
"If David Trimble resigns, I would regard that as a total and absolute abdication of his responsibility as someone who has signed up to the Good Friday Agreement and a desertion by him of the majority of people within the party that he leads, who clearly support the Good Friday Agreement," Mr McGuinness said.
Speaking shortly before entering Government buildings, Mr Adams said only the Prime Minister could create the conditions for resolving the current difficulties in the Northern Ireland peace process.
"The Good Friday Agreement is not up for renegotiation, the Good Friday Agreement is an international treaty endorsed by the people," Mr Adams said, blaming Mr Blair for allowing unionists to harbour the belief that the terms of the Agreement could be changed.
"We need the British government to defend the principles of the Agreement," party vice-president Mr Martin McGuinness added.
Sinn Féin's two new MPs, Ms Michelle Gildernew and Mr Pat Doherty accompanied Mr Adams, Mr McGuinness and Northern Ireland Health Minister Ms Bairbre de Brún along with Mr Caoimhghín O Caoláin TD through the gates of Leinster House where they were greeted by supporters.
The party will discuss the current state of the Northern peace process with the Taoiseach where decommissioning, policing, demilitarisation and the full operation of the Agreement will be discussed.
Mr Adams also welcomed the outcome of the Nice Treaty referendum, saying the debate failed to ignite the people.
"The conservative forces - Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, the Labour Party - were trying to rush through a debate on the Treaty," Mr Adams said.
He said the Government must withdraw from the Partnership for Peace, retain the guarantee of a commissioner and negotiate to maintain as much power as possible over the economy.
He said the "democratic deficit" was the main concern of the Irish people.