Northern Ireland's ceasefire watchdog was today urged to reflect in future reports the positive developments taking place within loyalism.
The Progressive Unionist Party made the request during their first meeting with two members of the Independent Monitoring Commission since deciding to re-engage with the body.
The commission was also told financial penalties imposed on the Progressive Unionist Party for Ulster Volunteer Force activities had no effect on the paramilitary group and had only hurt the party.
PUP Policing Board member Dawn Purvis revealed: "Our discussions were constructive but they were also difficult at times, given the history between the PUP and the IMC. We were at pains to explain that the relationship the PUP has with the UVF is not like Sinn Fein's relationship with the IRA."
"To be fair, they acknowledged the difference but we also want them to understand the financial sanctions hurt the PUP and not the UVF. "In fact they made no difference to the UVF."
In April 2004, former Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy imposed sanctions against Sinn Fein and the PUP on the back of the first report by the Independent Monitoring Commission which highlighted IRA and UVF violence.
The PUP broke off contact with the IMC in late 2004 after it criticised the party for not using its influence to end UVF activity.
It is understood today's PUP delegation included Andy Park and Stewart Finn.
The commission was represented by former cross-community Alliance Party leader Lord Alderdice and retired Irish civil servant Joe Brosnan.
With another meeting planned with the full commission next week, Ms Purvis said she was not expecting the IMC to paint a rosy picture of loyalism in next month's report on paramilitary activity.
However she hoped their dialogue would give the commission a greater appreciation of what was going on within loyalist communities.