UK PM Sunak to meet U.S. President in Northern Ireland

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends an interview, following a meeting with local community and police leaders, after the announcement of a new police task force to help officers tackle grooming gangs, in Rochdale, Britain April 3, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Nobel/Pool

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet Joe Biden in Northern Ireland next week when the U.S. president flies in to take part in events to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace accord.

Having helped broker the 1998 deal, the United States remains an influential voice in Northern Ireland's politics and has sought to protect the peace from the strains caused by Britain's exit from the European Union.