Ap

The newspaper La Jornada
Sunday, September 8, 2024, p. 22

Dublin. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met yesterday in Dublin with his Irish counterpart, Simon Harris, in the first visit of a British leader to Ireland in five years, in an attempt to restore relations after years of tensions between the two countries, following London’s decision to leave the European Union, in the so-called Brexit, step that affected the political structure of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

Harris was the first foreign leader Starmer met after Labour’s landslide victory on July 4.

We want to hold a summit in March to showcase the results of this meeting, and from now on, hold annual summits.he declared.

When Britain left the bloc, it agreed to keep the border with Ireland free of customs posts, because open customs is a key element of the peace process that ended 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland.