BREAKING: Joe Biden arrives in Belfast for a four-day tour of the UK and Ireland.
has arrived in Belfast as part of a four-day diplomatic trip timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.greeted the president as he arrived at Belfast International in Air Force One at around 9.30pm.
Mr Biden is intensely proud of his Irish heritage, and last night tweeted that he was looking forward to marking the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Belfast and ‘underscoring the US commitment to preserving peace and encouraging prosperity’. He will then deliver a keynote speech at Ulster University’s new Belfast campus, which Mr Sunak will not attend.
‘We continue to have an incredibly positive working relationship with the president and the US government.’ A free trade deal with the world’s largest economy had been touted as one of the prizes of leaving the European Union, but talks between the two nations have stalled.
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