The president said 'scores' of American companies are eager to come to Northern Ireland and stressed that 'peace and economic opportunity go together.'
On his first presidential visit to Northern Ireland, Mr. Biden stressed that American investment can help fuel economic growth – especially if the fractious politicians in Belfast resolve a new political crisis that has rattled the Good Friday peace deal and put Northern Ireland's government on pause.
U.S. involvement was key to negotiating the Good Friday accord, which largely ended decades of sectarian violence that killed 3,600 people. While that peace has endured, Northern Ireland is currently without a functioning government. Amanda Sloat, the National Security Council's senior director for Europe, said that while Mr. Biden wants to see the Stormont government back up and running, he won't try to strongarm Northern Ireland's politicians back to the table.
The political crisis stems, in part, from Brexit. Britain's departure from the European Union left Northern Ireland poised uneasily between the rest of the U.K. and EU member Ireland and put the peace agreement under increased strain. "The track record of the president shows he's not anti-British," Sloat said, adding that"the U.K. remains one of out strongest and closest allies."
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