US 'has skin in the game' when it comes to maintaining peace in Northern Ireland, says Congressman Brendan Boyle
Northern Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit were discussed during the St Patrick's Day virtual meeting with the US President Joe Biden. Image: Al Drago Northern Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit were discussed during the St Patrick's Day virtual meeting with the US President Joe Biden. Image: Al Drago Political Correspondent Christina Finn reporting from the United States.
There are pressing issues now, with the May elections coming up and the recent development of Jeffrey Donaldson refusing to nominate a First Minister, leaving the Executive in limbo. There are politicians on Capitol Hill who were active participants in the peace process for a number of years, including Biden when he was a senator, said Boyle.
“The United States stands ready to work with all the communities of Northern Ireland to ensure its extraordinary economic potential and ensure that it’s realised, and we look forward to supporting the next Northern Ireland Executive after the upcoming Assembly elections, which are on their way,” he said.
“She spoke about it quite bluntly at the Ireland Funds dinner, as well as again at the annual speakers luncheon. So that is enormously, enormously helpful,” said Boyle. The UK also misunderstood the broad consensus in American opinion to “peace in Ireland and indeed to unity in Ireland,” she said. She said that “London totally misunderstood and still misunderstands” that leaders on Capitol Hill are “on top” of the Irish question.
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