hello and welcome. president biden will arrive in belfast, beginning a four day trip in northern ireland. he s marking the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, a deal that brought three decades of conflict, known as the troubles, largely to an end. when he lands, he ll be greeted by the british prime minister. a huge security operation is now in place. but the visit is going ahead in the absence of a devolved government in northern ireland is the power sharing deal ushered in collapsed. he says his already is to keep the peace. he is currently airborne on already is to keep the peace. he is currently airborne on his already is to keep the peace. he is currently airborne on his way - currently airborne on his way to northern ireland. we expect to arrive here in a little over three hours. so, when he arrives, he ll be greeted by the british prime minister. he will have one public engagement, which will be opening our university and the new campus there, so you can
violence to express themselves. that s unacceptable. you have some social economic challenges that need to be addressed. all of these are still ongoing. the best thing that could happen is if you could get the political parties to stand up stormont so the people of northern ireland to get the type of society that they deserve. you ireland to get the type of society that they deserve. ireland to get the type of society that they deserve. you are part of a task force that that they deserve. you are part of a task force that looks that they deserve. you are part of a task force that looks to that they deserve. you are part of a task force that looks to tackle - task force that looks to tackle paramilitary activity in northern ireland, and i wonder, given what we ve seen recently, a huge security cordon in place for this visit but this yesterday, we saw flare ups of violence and parts of derry. how would you assess where we are now in northern ireland? would you assess where we ar
american people. i m very grateful. i had an opportunity to work with the g ship party and tony blair, and i think the united states, the uk and ireland together were able to make a difference in northern ireland. there s a message there that the united states is committed to its friends and allies and when we were together, we can achieve things that are pretty special. i m very proud of that moment, very proud of that process and i m especially pleased for the people of northern ireland who deserve to live in a normal society. it’s northern ireland who deserve to live in a normal society. in a normal society. it s good to talk to you in a normal society. it s good to talk to you on in a normal society. it s good to talk to you on the in a normal society. it s good to talk to you on the programme. | talk to you on the programme. mitchell reese, partner with the brunswick group and former special envoy under george w. bush. thank you for being with us. envoy under george w. bu