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The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, warned that “there will be absolutely no chance for Congress to pass a trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom” if the United Kingdom violates an international treaty and Brexit undermines the Belfast Agreement.
In a statement to The Irish Times on Wednesday night, Pelosi said the UK must “respect the Northern Ireland Protocol signed with the EU to ensure the free flow of goods across the border.”
“The Good Friday Agreement is the cornerstone of peace in Northern Ireland and an inspiration to the whole world,” he said.
“Regardless of what form it takes, Brexit cannot be allowed to jeopardize the Good Friday Agreement, including the stability provided by the invisible and frictionless border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.”
The intervention of Pelosi, the top Democrat in the US Congress, is likely to increase pressure on the British government over its controversial decision to trace parts of the Brexit withdrawal deal it agreed with the European Union last year.
On Wednesday night, Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke by phone with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to express his concern about the threat of violating international law in the implementation of the Brexit treaty.
“Micheal Martin spoke with Prime Minister Johnson and expressed in direct terms his concerns about the latest developments in London on Brexit, including the breach of an international treaty, the absence of bilateral engagement and the serious implications for Northern Ireland,” he said a UK government spokesman. .
“He stressed to the prime minister that the UK government should urgently re-engage with the EU negotiators.” – Additional reports: Reuters
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