Mr Biden was warmly greeted on the tarmac by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, with whom he will hold a longer meeting on Wednesday in which Mr Sunak is expected to press for closer trade ties
despite President Biden killing off negotiations on a UK-US free trade agreement.
, which is designed to ease trade barriers between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, and gives the region more of a say in how EU regulations apply.He is likely to take a carrot approach of emphasising US investments in the region. However, ex-PM Tony Blair, who signed the Good Friday Agreement, warned that aggressive attempts by the US to “pressure unionists” into power-sharing could backfire.
Ms Tennyson added that it is sad that President Biden is visiting while the Stormont Executive is not functioning. Ms Boyle said Ulster University students have diverse opinions on the visit, adding: “Our students play a huge role in the prosperity of Northern Ireland and to be very clear that this week’s visit is about the progress that we’ve made as a society in signing the Good Friday Agreement and that’s what we should be focusing on.”
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