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Rishi Sunak presses Joe Biden to strengthen post-Brexit economic ties between UK and US when UK and US meet in Northern Ireland. I understand.
The prime minister will meet the US president outside Air Force One as he lands in Belfast on Tuesday for a visit to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Accord.
A pact to bring peace to Northern Ireland was signed a quarter century ago on Monday, with a series of high-profile political rallies marking the occasion.
After briefings at the airport, Snack and Biden will hold a longer meeting on Wednesday.
Beyond discussing the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement and the impact of the Windsor Framework, the Prime Minister is expected to raise broader issues regarding US-UK relations.
Government sources say he will ask the president to strengthen economic ties by encouraging American companies to invest more in Britain.
But he has yet to go so far as to suggest that negotiations on a free-trade deal, suspended since Mr. Biden took office, should be resumed in the near future.
The two leaders last met in San Diego in March, where they attended a trilateral summit with the Australian Prime Minister to agree on the next phase of the Aukus Submarine Agreement.
The Prime Minister is expected to return to the United States in June for detailed talks with the President in Washington. They will also meet at a number of multilateral summits in the coming months. April he is G7, June NATO, September G20.
Britain and the United States are close allies during the Ukraine invasion and have worked together to increase Western support for Kiev despite perceived dangers of Russian escalation. . But they clash over Mr. Biden’s inflation-cutting bill. The law is seen as providing significant tax breaks for multinationals relocating to North America and sparking subsidy competition with Europe.
Snack’s meeting with President Biden in Belfast comes as many past and current leaders visit Northern Ireland to celebrate the Good Friday deal. Bill and Hillary Clinton will give speeches next week to show that Clinton has a role as President of the United States to help finalize the deal.
The announcement of the Windsor Framework on UK-EU relations is seen in the US as removing a potential obstacle to transatlantic cooperation. American politicians had warned Britain not to jeopardize peace in Ireland by launching an effective trade war with the EU.