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The president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, expressed his concern about Brexit, specifically the issue of borders, a process whose negotiations still continue between the European Union and the United Kingdom. In addition, an extraordinary session of the European Parliament should be held on December 28 to approve a possible post-Brexit deal even before the end of the year.
Joe Biden stated that he is against a “protected border” in Ireland, that is, he does not advocate a return to a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
“The idea of closing the border to the north and south is not correct. We have to keep the border open “, defended, this Tuesday, in statements to journalists.
The Democrat, who won the U.S. presidential election on Nov.3, said the post-Brexit issue was addressed this month in telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Biden said he also spoke with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, about this matter.
Joe Biden, a Catholic of Irish origin, had already addressed Brexit and the impact it could have on both Irishmen in September, recalls the political website. “We cannot allow the Good Friday agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland to be a victim of Brexit,” he said at the time.
Even before the presidential election, on September 16, in the message he posted on Twitter, Joe Biden shared a letter to the British prime minister from members of the House of Representatives international relations committee, stating that Congress would not pass a trade agreement. between the United States and the United Kingdom, should the United Kingdom fail to honor its commitments to Northern Ireland.
