UK, US reaffirm commitment to Northern Ireland peace deal
(VOVWORLD) - Britain and the United States on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to working closely with all parties to a 1998 agreement to protect the delicate peace in Northern Ireland.
 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with US President Joe Biden outside Carbis Bay Hotel, Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, June 10, 2021 (Photo: REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool) |
In a joint statement following talks between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden before the start of a G7 summit, the two underlined their commitment to the Belfast Agreement, which ended decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
PM Johnson played down differences between the UK and the US over Brexit’s effect on peace in Northern Ireland, saying the two countries and the EU were in ‘complete harmony’ on the 1998 agreement.