Published 19:06 IST, November 11th 2020

Joe Biden warns Boris Johnson of not disturbing peace in Northern Ireland with Brexit

The 46th US President-elect Joe Biden utilised his maiden phonecall with UK PM Boris Johnson on November 10 to warn the British leader over Northern Ireland.

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46th US President-elect Joe Biden utilised his maiden phonecall with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on vember 10 to warn British leer t to compromise peace in rrn Ireland in his years-long pursuit of leaving European Union (EU). In call that lasted for nearly 20 to 25 minutes, Biden reportedly “reaffirmed his support” for 1998 deal that ended violence in rrn Ireland, as per statement by Biden’s team.

As per Bloomberg report, a British official also confirmed that Joe Biden raised Good Friday Agreement in context of ongoing UK-EU post-Brexit negotiations. official reportedly also said that British PM has responded by assuring US president-elect that UK will here by peace accord. Biden’s transitional team also said that apart from Johnson, president-elect h conversations with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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19:07 IST, November 11th 2020