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welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months to last the end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that is fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland. the agreement was based on the edge of cooperation between communities and set up a new government representing both nationalists and unionists. a copy of it went to every household in northern ireland, and almost ....
Supports northern ireland to. he is keen to show how much he supports northern ireland and the l supports northern ireland and the republic. it is hard to overstate the important role the us played in the important role the us played in the good friday agreement. i think, without the us the good friday agreement. i think, without the us and the good friday agreement. i think, without the us and around - the good friday agreement. i think, without the us and around the - the good friday agreement. i think, without the us and around the table brokering the deal, the good friday agreement may not have happened at all. they played such a key role. and you saw after it was signed when bill clinton came to northern ireland and the republic of ireland, the reception that us president got was immense. thousands of people lining the streets, wanting to hear him and see him. it was like a rock star moment here. so i thinkjoe biden will get a similar perception because there is that strong ....
From here, the building would be empty. it is essentially mothballed. the politicians they should be there debating every day, nothing is really happening. decisions are not being made. if you talk to people in northern ireland, they are thoroughly fed up with the situation. there has not been a functioning devolved government for months, and at the moment it doesn t look like there is any sign of politicians going back there because of the stand off about post brexit trading arrangements. however, it is a time to celebrate. 25 years, and political violence, which was all too common in northern ireland is now, thankfully very rare. thousands of people die, lives were marred, and now that violence is very rare, we don t really see it on the streets of belfast. if you walk around belfast today you meet tourist from all over the world, people enjoying a day out, shopping, going to bars and museums. it is a very different place. and of course tomorrowjoe biden, the us ....
President, is flying in for a tour of northern ireland, and the republic of ireland. you will be in belfast where he will go to a new university campus and meet uk prime minister rishi sunak and then onto the republic of ireland, he will visit dublin, and county mayo, county louth, and it will be a bit of a homecoming for the us president. he describes himself as a proud irish american, proud irish catholic and when he goes to county mayo, he will meet with his cousins who sometimes go to the white house, they go for st patrick s day, and he will do a speech outside the cathedral in the town of ballina. in that town they have a us flag is out, there are murals painted on walls, and i think he has a real personal connection with ireland, and those moments when he s with his family and meeting people from across ireland, are the things he is really going to be looking forward to. he really going to be looking forward to. , ., really going to be looking forward to. , ~ ., really going to ....