welcome to bbc news. we start with president biden who s made an impassioned defence of the good friday agreement 25 years after it was signed. he said northern ireland will not go back that the enemies of peace will not prevail. he was talking to students at ulster university where he talked about the need for renewal and repair it matters to me personally he said. the president is expected to land at dublin airport in the next half an hour the start of three days in ireland a mix of politics and events linked to his strong irish roots. more on that in a moment. but it s been a busy, busy day for the president. it started with a meeting with rishi sunak, both expressing their hope that power sharing can be restored. joe biden also met the leaders of the five main parties off camera he said he was in listening mode. these the pictures after the president spoke at the university, he clearly was enjoying every bit of the visit it was so obvious the way he en
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harry will attend the coronation at buckingham palace, putting out that line in just the last few seconds. pleased to confirm he will attend the coronation at westminster abbey on may the 6th. let s return to the president s trip in belfast. live now to professor duncan morrow, lecturer in politics at ulster university. thank you for being here on the programme. it was intensely personal, he talked about renewal, repair, the technicolor change over the last 25 years, the challenges that still remain. what did you think when you heard joe biden? i think when you heard joe biden? i think you are right, you could feel the personal pathogen. he talked about tasting the divided agreement and peace in northern ireland and that it really mattered. he was keen to stress that. this isn t a visit he made because he has to but because he wants to. it comes in the
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