Biden lands in Belfast in a journey of diplomatic and family celebration while highlighting US role 25 years ago in ending deadly bloodshed in Northern Ireland
Biden, who has Irish ancestry, will also travel south to Ireland for a three-day visit, in part tracing his family history.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Biden on the tarmac when he touched down in the Northern Irish capital, just 24 hours after the landmark anniversary of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement. Biden will deliver remarks on Wednesday at Ulster University in Belfast, set to focus on the economic promise of inward investment if the peace endures.
The trip will include an address to a joint sitting of Ireland's parliament and "celebrate the deep, historic ties" the country shares with the United States, the White House says.Northern Ireland has been significantly reshaped since unionist parties wanting to remain part of the UK and nationalists favouring reunification with Ireland struck the peace deal on April 10, 1998.
In Dublin, Biden will meet Irish President Michael Higgins and the Taoiseach [prime minister] Leo Varadkar on Thursday, when he will also take part in peace ceremonies, address the Irish parliament and attend a banquet dinner at Dublin Castle.
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