Following a very successful week of engagements in the US where she engaged with US investors to set out the stall and make a compelling economic pitch; meeting with the Irish diaspora in both Washington and New York; the Administration, including President Joe Biden at the White House, Sinn Féin Leas-Uachtarán Michelle O’Neill said:
“Today I met with President Biden where we reflected on our very successful week of engagements in the United States. We discussed our efforts with US investors where we set out our stall and made our pitch on why the North is a great place to invest in order to create jobs.
“The doors have been opened, the goodwill exists and now we want to follow through and secure investment in the coming weeks and months.
“I again raised my grave concerns directly with President Biden on the genocide of Palestinian people, and the demand for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza, full provision of humanitarian aid; an end to illegal settlements in the West Bank, and East Jerusalem; and a sovereign Palestinian State.
“Our peace process is an example to the world. We know the cost of conflict and the value of peace. How the United States has been a critical partner for peace in Ireland, and why this same foreign policy approach needs to be applied to Gaza and the middle-east.
“We are absolutely committed to continue to offer our support and solidarity to the people of Palestine, and to lend all our experience to this end.”
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