US President Joe Biden has arrived at Belfast International Airport
During an illegal parade by dissident republicans in Londonderry on Mondayfound four suspected pipe bombs
Police warned of traffic delays around Belfast International Airport as they facilitate the presidential motorcade on Tuesday night, with sections of the M2 and M5 motorways closed until 23:00 BST. He is expected to meet the leaders of Stormont's five main political parties at some point during his brief time in the city.
Michelle O'Neill, the vice-president of Sinn Féin, the largest party at Stormont, said President Biden's visit to mark the Good Friday Agreement anniversary would be a "special moment". "There's a difference between influencing and pressurising - one tends to be positive and the other can be negative," Mr Blair told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.Former Irish ambassador to the US Daniel Mulhall said that Mr Biden would have preferred to have spoken to politicians at a functioning Stormont assembly.
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