UK Prime Minister Sunak to meet with U.S. President Biden in Northern Ireland

This was reported by Reuters.

As noted, having contributed to the conclusion of the 1998 agreement, the United States remains an influential voice in Northern Ireland's politics and is trying to keep the situation in the region from rising tensions caused by Britain's withdrawal from the EU.

The newspaper reports that Sunak will meet Biden on Tuesday, April 11, in the evening, when his Air Force One plane lands, which will be closely watched on both sides of the Irish border at a time of heightened political uncertainty in Northern Ireland.

On Wednesday, April 12, the British Prime Minister is hosting a gala dinner in honor of the anniversary.

Biden, who often speaks proudly of his Irish roots, will also spend time in the Republic of Ireland, where he will visit Dublin.

The publication recalls that the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, largely helped stop three decades of bloodshed that had shaken the region since the late 1960s.

However, the anniversary was overshadowed by a year-long boycott by Northern Ireland's largest pro-British unionist party of the devolved, power-sharing government that was a central element of the peace agreement. The Democratic Unionist Party is frustrated by post-Brexit trade rules that put Northern Ireland in a different position than the rest of the UK.

In March, the British intelligence service MI5 announced that the threat level of domestic terrorism in Northern Ireland rose to "serious," meaning that attacks are highly likely, although this move was not related to the anniversary.

During the Brexit negotiations, Biden sometimes disagreed with the British government, but he supported the recently agreed deal between the UK and the EU aimed at resolving some of the problems caused by the original withdrawal agreement.

Although this agreement has so far failed to restore an autonomous government in Northern Ireland, Sunak will seek to increase his support for Belfast by announcing a summit later this year to stimulate international investment.