"With a little bit more vigor...we could have completely avoided the troubles of the late 1960s onwards," he said.
Trimble said a combination of factors, from the reluctance of Ireland to support nationalists in Northern Ireland to political changes in Europe after the Cold War, made nationalist Irish forces look for a peaceful solution.
"The Republicans came to the peace talks from a position of weakness," Trimble said.
Trimble credited Irish Catholic leader John Hume, with whom he shared the 1998 Peace prize, with bringing Irish republicans to the bargaining table.
"The change of thinking in terms of nationalism that John Hume brought about were instrumental," Trimble said.
Although each side has recently criticized the other for failing to comply with the terms of the Good Friday agreement, Trimble said he is confident the peace process will eventually succeed, although he did not say how long it would take.
"Sooner or later, this process is going to work," Trimble said. "The one thing I cannot predict is precisely when all the pieces will fall into place."
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