He said: 'The idea that it [the Good Friday Agreement] weathered Brexit is a miracle.'
It is a “miracle” that the Good Friday Agreement “survived” the Brexit process that “set Northern Ireland back”, the Clintons have said.
Speaking ahead of the official anniversary on Monday, Mr Clinton praised the fact that the “Irish peace held” during the fraught Brexit negotiations.“Brexit was aimed right at the heart of the Good Friday Agreement, even if not intentionally, but it happened. So that’s the way it was.Mrs Clinton, meanwhile, suggested that the tough negotiations throughout the Brexit process did damage the progress that has been made in Northern Ireland.
“I do think Northern Ireland is a very different place than it was 25 years ago, it's just that Brexit set it back, to be blunt, creating a very difficult situation for Northern Ireland in the midst of separating from the European Union.“Then the next step will be to stand up a government.” Following the signing of the Windsor Framework in February, Mr Clinton encouraged Unionists to engage.“The party that’s getting the most votes now [Sinn Féin] doesn’t want to jam you, they want to work with you to resolve these things.
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