US President Joe Biden will arrive in Northern Ireland later today where he will be met by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

President Biden is also expected to meet representatives from all five of Northern Ireland’s main political parties.

On Twitter, he wrote, “25 years ago, Northern Ireland’s leaders chose peace. The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement ended decades of violence and brought stability. I look forward to marking the anniversary in Belfast, underscoring the U.S. commitment to preserving peace and encouraging prosperity”.

Following Wednesday’s scheduled events in Belfast, President Biden will travel south to Ireland, where he’ll hold meetings with the Irish President Michael Higgins and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar.

As well as the formal aspect of his visit, he is expected to take time to relax with a visit to Co Lough and Co Mayo where his ancestors came from.