Foreign Affairs Minister To Meet The Speaking Of US House Of Representatives Today.

Thursday, 23 September 2021 09:26

They'll discuss Brexit, Northern Ireland and the pandemic.

The Foreign Affairs Minister is holding talks with the speaker of the US House of Representatives today.

Simon Coveney and Nancy Pelosi are meeting in Washington DC to discuss Brexit, Northern Ireland and the pandemic.

US president Joe Biden has said the peace-process must be protected - and he doesn't want to see a 'closed border' here.

Simon Coveney is in Washington DC to hold talks with Nancy Pelosi today.https://t.co/BJv2qBuoI9
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) September 23, 2021

Some British politicians yesterday said he didn't fully under the situation in the North - but former US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O'Malley, disagrees.

Kevin O'Malley, expects today's meeting to be positive

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