Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to discuss war in Ukraine with Sunak
US President Joe Biden will discuss the war in Ukraine with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a meeting between the two leaders on Wednesday as part of the US president's visit to Northern Ireland
Amanda Sloat, Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, said this, Reuters reports.
Sloat emphasized that she expects the leaders will also have the opportunity to discuss recent developments in Ukraine, including the ongoing joint efforts to support the people in Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden arrived in the Northern Irish capital of Belfast on the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended the bloody conflict in the region.
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According to Sky News, Biden will be on the island of Ireland for a four-day visit, where he says he wants to emphasize the US's commitment to peace.
The US president will hold a bilateral meeting with Sunak on April 12.
He will then talk to the leaders of the five main parties in Northern Ireland before speaking at the University of Ulster.
After that, Biden will travel to Ireland to visit Carlingford Castle in County Louth, where he comes from.
In Dublin, Biden will meet with Irish President Michael Higgins and Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, and will address the Irish Parliament.
The president's trip will end on Friday with a visit to Mayo County, where he will meet with distant relatives.
Biden arrived a few hours after police found four suspicious pipe bombs in a cemetery in Creggan.
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