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Joe Biden set to arrive in Northern Ireland later.

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

09:36 11 Apr 2023


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The US President arrives in Belfast this evening to begin a four day visit to the island.

Joe Biden's security team says he's more than comfortable visiting Northern Ireland despite a heightened risk of terrorist activity.

The US President arrives in Belfast this evening to begin a four day visit to the island.

He'll be met by the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before addressing Ulster University students tomorrow.

Coordiator of the US National Security Council John Kirby has played down security concerns about possible terrorist activity in Northern Ireland.

'The President is grateful for the work that the Northern Irish security forces have done and continue to do to protect all communities and certainly the people of Northern Ireland and the President is very much looking forward to going to Belfast.  The timing is really timed around the 25th anniversary of The Good Friday Agreement, an agreement that the President has a personal connection to.'


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