Prime Minister Rishi Sunak describes the Good Friday Agreement as an 'incredible moment in our nation's history' as he prepares to welcome US President Joe Biden to Belfast to mark 25 years since the peace deal
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described the Good Friday Agreement as an "incredible moment in our nation's history" as he prepares to mark its 25th anniversary with US President Joe Biden in Belfast this week.Mr Sunak will welcome the US president to Northern Ireland on Tuesday evening.The prime minister said that "making good" on the promise of a better future for Northern Ireland was foremost in his mind ahead of the anniversary.
"It is that promise of a better future that we offered to everyone in Northern Ireland that I will be thinking of first and foremost over the coming days.On Wednesday Mr Sunak will address a Queen's University Belfast conference about the Good Friday Agreement and will later host a gala dinner to commemorate the anniversary.
His visit to Northern Ireland will be shorter than many people had expected when it was first announced last month.Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said people should "make the most" of the visit and ensure it was a "positive event". "There are many countries across the EU that would love a visit from the American president," he added.During his three days in the Republic of Ireland, Mr Biden will attend engagements in Dublin, County Louth, and County Mayo.Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he was "delighted" that President Biden would be visiting Ireland.
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