Welcome to Northern Ireland, Mr President!
is expected to meet with Stormont's main political parties as part of a visit he said will underscore his nation's "commitment to preserving peace and encouraging prosperity" in Northern Ireland, PA report.
The US President tweeted: "25 years ago, Northern Ireland's leaders chose peace. The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement ended decades of violence and brought stability. "I look forward to marking the anniversary in Belfast, underscoring the U.S. commitment to preserving peace and encouraging prosperity."The two leaders will hold a bilateral meeting on Wednesday before Mr Biden gives an address at Ulster University's new £350m Belfast campus., which largely brought an end to the Troubles, in Northern Ireland in 1998.
It is expected that Mr Biden will hold a meeting with Northern Ireland's main political parties before the Ulster University talk. Mr Biden will also travel to the Republic of Ireland, where he will carry out a number of engagements during his four-day stay, including visiting Co Louth and Co Mayo, from where his ancestors hail.
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