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UK: Biden- "Windsor Framework Addresses Practical Realities Of Brexit"

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US President Joe Biden, speaking at the Ulster University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has said that he believes the Windsor Framework will allow for "significant investment" in Northern Ireland.

  • Livestream: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
  • Biden: "Now I know the UK's departure from the European Union created complex challenges here in Northern Ireland. I encourage leaders of the UK and EU to address the issues in a way that serves Northern Ireland's best interests."
  • Biden: "I deeply appreciate the personal leadership of [UK] Prime Minister [Rishi] Sunak and EU Commission President [Ursula] von der Leyen to reach an agreement. The Windsor Framework addresses the practical realities of Brexit and is an essential step to assuring the heard earned peace and progress of the Good Friday Agreement."
  • Biden: "I believe the stability and predictability offered by this framework will encourage greater investment in NI. Significant investment."
  • Biden said that recently appointed US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, Joseph Kennedy, will lead a trade delegation of US companies to Northern Ireland later this year to "help supercharge" economic opportunities in NI.

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