Taoiseach speaks to US President Joe Biden

Taoiseach Simon Harris this evening spoke with US President Joe Biden. President Biden started by congratulating Simon Harris on becoming Taoiseach.

They spoke about power-sharing in Northern Ireland, the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement and the ongoing work of the US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, Joe Kennedy.

They discussed the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the need for an immediate ceasefire, for all hostages to be released and for aid to flow freely.

The Taoiseach briefed President Biden on the Ukraine Peace Summit held in Switzerland over the weekend and his conversation there with US Vice President Kamala Harris.

President Biden told the Taoiseach that the United States would continue to support Ukraine and that the world must stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.

The Taoiseach and President Biden discussed the deep and growing economic ties between Ireland and the United States and Simon Harris also thanked the President for his enduring friendship to Ireland.

He wished President Biden and the American people well.

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