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Starmer Visiting NI Ahead of UK-Ireland Summit in Cork
The summit reviews progress on UK-Ireland 2030 cooperation programme covering trade, energy, and infrastructure, with Ireland being the UK's sixth largest trading partner.
- On Thursday, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited Northern Ireland before travelling to Cork for the second UK‑Ireland summit held today and tomorrow.
- The UK‑Ireland 2030 programme, launched at last year’s Liverpool summit, underpins the talks and covers trade, energy, maritime security to maintain Anglo‑Irish relations post-Brexit.
- Starmer met political party leaders in Belfast and visited a community centre before flying to Cork with four senior cabinet ministers, arriving just before 5pm to attend a two-hour plenary tomorrow morning.
- Martin and Starmer will take part in a plenary to mark progress and set goals to 2030, focusing on infrastructure, clean energy, skills and innovation to deepen cooperation.
- Ireland is the UK's sixth largest trading partner, with bilateral trade at 129 billion, while a memorandum of understanding on security matters under negotiation for the past year will feature on tomorrow’s agenda.
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