hello, i m sumi somaskanda. us presidentjoe biden has touched down in belfast for the start of his visit to northern ireland and the republic. the four day trip marks the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. the deal largely brought an end to the 30 year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. but political turmoil persists, even if less violent in nature than the past. here s president biden s schedule. on wednesday, biden will deliver a speech at ulster university, before travelling to the republic of ireland. there he ll celebrate his own family s roots, attending events in louth and mayo. there will also be official discussions in dublin, where biden will meet with irish president michael d higgins. he ll then head back to america on friday. the bbc s lucy hockings has more from belfast. so president biden has arrived and there was a small crowd that came down to the centre of belfast to greet him. they braved the wind and the rain. the weather has t
the deal largely brought an end to the 30 year conflict in northern ireland, known as the troubles. but political turmoil persists, even if less violent in nature than the past. here s president biden s schedule: on wednesdeay, biden will deliver a speech at ulster university, before travelling to the republic of ireland. there, he ll celebrate his own family s roots, attending events in louth and mayo. there will also be official discussions in dublin, where biden will meet with irish president michael d. higgins. he ll then head back to america on friday. the bbc s lucy hockings has more from belfast. so president biden has arrived and there was a small crowd that came down to the centre of belfast to greet him. they braved the wind and the rain. the weather has truly been atrocious. to welcome him to belfast. and i spoke to one northern ireland politics student and he said the reason he had come was because a visit by one of the most powerful people in the world, a us pres
the deal largely brought an end to the 30 year conflict in northern ireland, known as the troubles but political turmoil persists, even if less violent in nature than the past. here s president biden s schedule: on wednesday, biden will deliver a speech at ulster university before travelling to the republic of ireland. there, he ll celebrate his own family s roots, attending events in louth and mayo. there will also be official discussions in dublin, where biden will meet with irish president michael d. higgins. he ll then head back to america on friday. the bbc s lucy hockings has more from belfast. so president biden has arrived and there was a small crowd that came down to the centre of belfast to greet him. they braved the wind and the rain the weather has truly been atrocious to welcome him to belfast. ana i spoke to one northern ireland politics student and he said the reason that he had come was because a visit by one of the most powerful people in the world, a us
department official, gray nicolls, said the united states are focused on going to latin america that the united states is the best partner for the region, especially for brazil, but for the moment there is no indication whatsoever that the united states could retaliate brazil for its recent diplomatic moves. ., moves. so we mentioned as well that a lot of moves. so we mentioned as well that a lot of the moves. so we mentioned as well that a lot of the strippers - that a lot of the strippers about economic ties and trade and we mentioned the trade between brazil and china nearly hundred $53 billion, what lula hope to walk away with from this trip? a lot of the trip. from this trip? a lot of the tri -. ., , from this trip? a lot of the tri . ., , ., from this trip? a lot of the tri. ., ,., ., trip. that is one of the most interesting trip. that is one of the most interesting questions - trip. that is one of the most i interesting questions because lula hopes to attrac
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