Irish Prime Minister: President Biden Personifies American Commitment to Peace in Ireland

BARNICLE Can you provide ░░░░░░░░ more hope for a ░░░░░░░░ Ireland becoming more easily ░░░░░░░░ MARTIN Well first of ░░░░░░░░ Mike many happy returns ░░░░░░░░ terms of St Patrick ░░░░░░░░ Day and have a ░░░░░░░░ one First of all ░░░░░░░░ s no hard border ░░░░░░░░ the island of Ireland ░░░░░░░░ unique circumstances of the ░░░░░░░░ of Ireland have been ░░░░░░░░ in the nature of ░░░░░░░░ agreement arrived at between ░░░░░░░░ European Union and the ░░░░░░░░ Kingdom in terms of ░░░░░░░░ withdrawal agreement which includes ░░░░░░░░ protocol And the protocol ░░░░░░░░ access for Northern Ireland ░░░░░░░░ the European Union single ░░░░░░░░ and also of course ░░░░░░░░ the United Kingdom market ░░░░░░░░ have been some teething ░░░░░░░░ in respect of that ░░░░░░░░ there are mechanisms within ░░░░░░░░ agreement that facilitate the ░░░░░░░░ out or the resolution ░░░░░░░░ those issues over time ░░░░░░░░ terms of Brexit more ░░░░░░░░ it has created some ░░░░░░░░ between exports and imports ░░░░░░░░ the European Union and ░░░░░░░░ United Kingdom in terms ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy But the key ░░░░░░░░ of the agreement is ░░░░░░░░ it s absent tariffs ░░░░░░░░ it s absent quotas ░░░░░░░░ it s a good ░░░░░░░░ and cooperation agreement between ░░░░░░░░ United Kingdom and the ░░░░░░░░ Union which is something ░░░░░░░░ sought and something which ░░░░░░░░ have secured And in ░░░░░░░░ context of Northern Ireland ░░░░░░░░ Good Friday Agreement the ░░░░░░░░ of President Biden the ░░░░░░░░ on The Hill Speaker ░░░░░░░░ has been very influential ░░░░░░░░ securing our key objectives ░░░░░░░░ preserving that peace And ░░░░░░░░ terms of the broader ░░░░░░░░ of the Good Friday ░░░░░░░░ I have developed an ░░░░░░░░ called the Shared Island ░░░░░░░░ which is really about ░░░░░░░░ working on all traditions ░░░░░░░░ the island of Ireland ░░░░░░░░ out how we share ░░░░░░░░ island of Ireland into ░░░░░░░░ future irrespective of one ░░░░░░░░ constitutional preferences and we ░░░░░░░░ have those But we ░░░░░░░░ to build reconciliation true ░░░░░░░░ between traditions and people ░░░░░░░░ work on that to ░░░░░░░░ on a significant number ░░░░░░░░ north south projects and ░░░░░░░░ build that understanding build ░░░░░░░░ the genius of the ░░░░░░░░ Friday Agreement Remember the ░░░░░░░░ Friday Agreement would not ░░░░░░░░ happened without the interest ░░░░░░░░ support of successive American ░░░░░░░░ And in many ways ░░░░░░░░ Biden personifies that American ░░░░░░░░ to and interest in ░░░░░░░░ and above all interest ░░░░░░░░ peace in Ireland That ░░░░░░░░ the approach that we ░░░░░░░░ taking And Brexit has ░░░░░░░░ the dynamics somewhat but ░░░░░░░░ s incumbent on all ░░░░░░░░ us to work to ░░░░░░░░ that we can develop ░░░░░░░░ reconciliation and understanding I ░░░░░░░░ about earlier and also ░░░░░░░░ sure that there s ░░░░░░░░ constructive relationship between the ░░░░░░░░ Kingdom and the European ░░░░░░░░ going into the future.”