American President, Joe BidenHe continues his three-day visit to the Republic of Ireland this Thursday to meet with President and Prime Minister of the country Michael D. Higgins and Leo Varadkar, respectively, as well as for an anticipated intervention in the national Parliament.
Interview with Higgins, who occupies a predominantly representative position in the official residence of Áras an Uachtaráin, great symbolic content as the two of them plan to plant several trees together and ring the so-called “peace bell”, It was established in 2008 to mark the tenth anniversary of its founding. Good Friday deal.
This historic pact to end the conflict on the island of Ireland will be the main topic of Biden’s speech in the Irish Parliament at a joint session this afternoon, praising his cooperation with Ireland. and the United States advanced the White House to advance democracy, peace, security, and prosperity.
Thus, the Democratic president will become the fourth US president to address both houses in Dublin, after John Fistgerald Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Biden plans to meet with Irish Prime Minister, Christian Democrat Leo Varadkar, whom he previously received at the White House on Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick’s Day, in March.
Both leaders will discuss their bilateral relations, the legacy of the Good Friday agreement 25 years after its signing (April 10, 1998)) and the current political crisis in Northern IrelandWhere the power-sharing government between nationalists and unionists was suspended for a year over their differences over Brexit. The day will end with a gala dinner at Dublin Castle.
The US president will return to the US on Saturday morning, but before his visit ends Friday in the small town of Ballina, County Mayo (northwest), where some of his maternal family has also arrived. Biden will deliver a speech at Ballina Cathedral to celebrate the strong ties the United States and Ireland have.