Rishi Sunak hailed the Good Friday Agreement as “an incredible moment in our nation’s history” before visiting Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the peace deal.
Signed on 10 April 1998, the agreement established a power-sharing government in Stormont between trade unionists and nationalists, ending a three-decade-long conflict in the region that has claimed more than 3,700 lives. I was.
Security service warned Concerned about the increased risk of terrorist attacks, an additional 300 police officers will be recruited for events around the anniversary.
As part of his visit, Sunak will meet US President Joe Biden, who will visit Northern Ireland for the first time since taking office in January 2021.
Irish American presidents have been vocal on issues related to Northern Ireland. boris johnson and Liz Truss Don’t jeopardize peace in the region when you try to negotiate with Brussels following Brexit.
Northern Ireland’s streets have changed since this 1974 photo, but the region’s political stability is again under pressure © AFP via Getty Images
Snack said the Good Friday Pact “is a very rare example of people doing things they never thought possible to create a better future for Northern Ireland.
The prime minister said he was “relentlessly focused” on bringing prosperity to the region. “The biggest thing we can do to improve people’s living standards and ensure Northern Ireland’s prosperity and prosperity is economic growth,” he said.
In September, Sunak will host the Northern Ireland Investment Summit as part of an effort to generate more inward investment.
Downing Street says that in 2020 Northern Ireland will receive nearly £20bn of inward investment from businesses around the world, and about £15bn a year. UK Shared Prosperity Fundwhich is part of the government’s upgrade agenda.
The anniversary of the Good Friday Pact comes at a time when political stability in the region is under pressure.
February, anti-establishment Republican group, new IRA shot and seriously injured Chief Detective Inspector John Caldwell in one of the most high-profile attacks in years. Groups opposed to the Good Friday Agreement Journalist Laila McKee 2019.
Stormont has been paralyzed since May 2022 due to a decision by Northern Ireland’s largest Labor Party, the Democratic Unionist Party. Boycott local political institutions.
