Biden announces trip to United Kingdom and Ireland next week

President Joe Biden will take a trip to the UK and Ireland next week, the White Home revealed early Wednesday early morning.

The president will initially take a trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Excellent Friday Arrangement, prior to taking a trip to Ireland where “he will discuss our close cooperation on the complete variety of shared international obstacles,” the White Home stated.

” He will likewise hold numerous engagements, consisting of in Dublin, County Louth, and County Mayo, where he will provide an address to commemorate the deep, historical ties that connect our nations and individuals,” the White Home stated in a declaration.

Biden stated in early March that he planned to go to Northern Ireland to mark the approaching anniversary of the Excellent Friday Arrangement, which the United States assisted broker a quarter-century ago to bring an end to years of sectarian violence.

A governmental check out to Northern Ireland to mark the anniversary of the landmark accord has actually long been the topic of speculation. The last United States president to go to Belfast was Barack Obama in 2013.

The Irish federal government on Wednesday stated Taoiseach Leo Varadkar “eagerly anticipates the upcoming main check out of the President of the United States to Ireland.”.

” I am happy that President Biden will visit Ireland. It will be an advantage and an unique minute to invite him back as President of the United States,” Varadkar stated in a declaration.

This story has actually been upgraded with extra information.