Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak greeted Biden upon arrival in Belfast just after the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Before departing, Biden said the priority of his trip will be to “keep the peace.” Biden is due to deliver a speech at Ulster University in Belfast on Wednesday and meet with representatives of Northern Ireland’s main political parties. Northern Ireland has not had a functioning government as of February 2022.
Biden, who has Irish roots, then travels to the Republic of Ireland. A speech by the US President to the Irish Parliament and a meeting with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar are planned there. The visit is scheduled to end on Friday. The Good Friday Agreement was sealed on April 10, 1998 after intensive negotiations between Dublin, London and Washington and ended the three-decade conflict in Northern Ireland.
