President Biden will travel to Northern Ireland and Ireland next week to support Belfast's economic plans and mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement that ended much of the violence known as 'the Troubles,' the White House said Wednesday.
will travel to Northern Ireland and Ireland next week to support Belfast’s economic plans and mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement that ended much of the violence known as “the Troubles,” the White House said Wednesday.will stop in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 1998 agreement recognizing Northern Ireland as part of the U.K. while acknowledging that many people wish to be part of a united Ireland.
The agreement has been caught up in negotiations on trade and other policies as part of the U.K.’s split from the European Union, since Northern Ireland is part of the U.K. but shares a land border with Ireland.will travel to Ireland on Wednesday and Thursday and stop in various parts of Ireland to discuss “our close cooperation on the full range of shared global challenges,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
“He will also hold various engagements, including in Dublin, County Louth, and County Mayo, where he will deliver an address to celebrate the deep, historic ties that link our countries and people,” she said.• Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at
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