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Reuters
Reuters
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By Jeff Mason, Susan Heavey and Simon Lewis

Biden, Irish leader Varadkar affirm support for UK-EU deal on post-Brexit terms

Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar speaks as he meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

U.S. President Joe Biden and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar expressed support for a UK-EU deal on post-Brexit trade rules as the two leaders met to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Friday.

They met in the White House's Oval Office before heading to the U.S. Capitol for a lunch with lawmakers from both countries, where Biden, a Democrat, spoke of his desire to find "common ground" with Republicans in deeply divided Washington.

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