Speaking afterwards, Mr Blair said the peace process was "best guarantor of an end to paramilitary activity".

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"There is plenty of evidence linking Irish republicans with paramilitary activity by FARC - that is clear, " he said.

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London and Dublin hope their document will result in a historic declaration from the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that it will abandon all paramilitary activity.

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The body which monitors paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland said in its last report that the UDA remained split into two distinct groups - the mainstream UDA and the south east Antrim group.

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"These incidents are direct attacks on the democratic process and they only make us more determined in our resolve to see a complete and permanent end to all paramilitary activity, " he said.

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