When Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets with US President Donald Trump next week, he has promised to bring up Ireland’s position on Gaza and Ukraine, reports Breaking News.
As part of an annual custom to commemorate the week of Ireland’s national festival, St. Patrick’s Day, the Taoiseach is scheduled to meet with Mr. Trump in a bilateral meeting next week.
According to Mr. Martin, Ireland will state its wish for a “durable and sustainable” peace in Ukraine and for the truce in the Gaza war to be strengthened, reports Breaking News.
He was reacting to the statement made by Mary Lou McDonald, the leader of Sinn Fein, the biggest opposition party, that she was “deeply concerned” about Ireland’s role in the global system.
She said: “Will you put it to President Trump that Ireland stands on the side of international law and diplomacy, that the sovereignty of Ukraine must be upheld, that the pressing and immediate priority now is to build peace through inclusive engagement and good faith dialogue?” reports Breaking News.
“And what, Taoiseach, will be your message to the American president in standing with the Palestinian people? Will you express Ireland’s strong view that the US is catastrophically wrong on Gaza, that the proposal for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza is absolutely an unacceptable breach of international law, deeply destabilising for the Middle East and the wider world?” reports Breaking News.
In regard to the US being the first nation to acknowledge and establish diplomatic ties with the Irish Free State in 1924, Mr. Martin stated that the nation’s connection with the US is “extremely important” and “older than the State itself.”
He said that the week of St. Patrick’s Day was the “traditional” period to honour the historic ties between Ireland and the US, which is why he was visiting.
He said: “In terms of the core issues, the economic relationship is very important. We’re an open, small economy, pro-free trade and I’ll be articulating that perspective, reports Breaking News.
“We will also articulate views in relation to Ukraine and in relation to the Middle East also. We want a peace settlement that is durable and sustainable in Ukraine,” Mr. Martin stated when asked what he would specifically say to Mr. Trump about the two issues and “the Palestinian question,” reports Breaking News.
“President Trump wants a peace settlement in Ukraine. There are different perspectives on how to arrive at that,” reports Breaking News.
He added: “Secondly, in terms of Gaza and the Middle East, again, let’s be clear: We want to consolidate the ceasefire and we’ll be very strongly making that point,” reports Breaking News.
Additionally, Mr. Martin demanded “a surge in humanitarian aid into Gaza.”
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