According to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the UK and Ireland have “turned a page on turbulent years” and are welcoming a “new era” in their relationship, reports RTE.
The world has changed significantly since both nations last outlined a bilateral vision in 2012, Mr. Starmer said in his opening remarks at the UK-Ireland summit in Liverpool.
The UK-Ireland 2030 is a new cooperation initiative that was approved by both governments today, reports RTE.
Mr. Starmer visited Taoiseach Micheál Martin for the first annual UK-Ireland summit this morning after having a bilateral session with him over dinner last night.
Mr. Starmer celebrated a “new era” in the two counties’ relationship during his opening comments, reports RTE.
As a “centre of gravity” in an uncertain world, Mr. Martin praised Mr. Starmer’s efforts to bring peace to Ukraine.
Today, the two countries decided to work together more closely in a number of sectors, including commerce, security, and offshore wind development, reports RTE.
Mr. Starmer told RTÉ News that the summit was a great success and that a lot of progress was achieved.
He declared his political and personal commitment to the summit, saying he thinks it would benefit the people of both nations.
“It’s evident that there is a lot of work to be done to get a plan and to get a presence which would produce a durable peace to deter future Russian aggression,” said UK Ambassador to Ireland Paul Johnston, who was speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, after Mr. Starmer and Mr. Martin talked about Ukraine over dinner last night, reports RTE.
“But we’re absolutely committed to play our part in it, and I know the Irish Government has said it’s ready to consider playing an important part in the activities as well,” reports RTE.
Separately, the Taoiseach will go to Brussels for a special meeting of the European Council to talk about European defence and the situation in Ukraine.
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