US president-elect Joe Biden has stressed the importance of keeping the Irish border open following Brexit. Speaking to reporters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, he said: “We do not want a guarded border. https://t.co/Ecu9jPrcHL — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 16, 2020Mr Biden discussed Brexit with Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier in November during one of his first phone calls to other world leaders as president-elect, warning him Brexit must not jeopardise the Northern Ireland peace process. Period.”A Northern Ireland Office (NIO) minister reiterated the Government’s position. “That is something that we are all absolutely committed to delivering on under all the circumstances envisaged from the outcome of the negotiations.”He told MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that the US had a great interest in Northern Ireland and was a key investor.

Source: Irish Independent November 25, 2020 09:54 UTC