U.S. President Joe Biden urged Northern Irish political leaders on Wednesday to restore their power-sharing government, with the promise that scores of major U.S. corporations were ready to invest in the region, as he marked the 25th anniversary of peace in Belfast.
Biden, who has Irish heritage, spent just over half a day in the U.K. region — where he met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak — before travelling south to the Irish Republic for two-and-a-half days of speeches and meetings with officials and distant relatives.
“The American people are with you every step of the way; it's real,” Biden said. “This is something that brings Washington together. It brings America together.”
The brief Belfast stop comes against the backdrop of the latest political stalemate, in which the devolved power-sharing government, a key part of the 1998 peace deal, has not met for more than a year due to a row about post-Brexit trade arrangements.
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Biden, who has Irish heritage, spent just over half a day in the U.K. region — where he met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak — before travelling south to the Irish Republic for two-and-a-half days of speeches and meetings with officials and distant relatives.
“The American people are with you every step of the way; it's real,” Biden said. “This is something that brings Washington together. It brings America together.”
The brief Belfast stop comes against the backdrop of the latest political stalemate, in which the devolved power-sharing government, a key part of the 1998 peace deal, has not met for more than a year due to a row about post-Brexit trade arrangements.
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