Mr Biden will be in N. Ireland on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of peace accord. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mr Sunak, 42 – who was just 17 when the Good Friday Agreement was agreed, largely ending three decades of violence in the UK province – said it was “an incredible moment in our nation’s history”.
Mr Sunak will participate in a number of events next week to commemorate the signing on April 10, 1998, of the US-brokered peace accord, agreed between the governments in London and Dublin, and the Northern Irish political parties. Noting Washington “pivotal role” in the peace process, Mr Sunak’s office said the US president’s visit would “celebrate Northern Ireland’s successes and encourage further long-term investment”.
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