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Biden says new Brexit deal will bring 'significant investment' to N.Ireland

Police officers stand guard, as U.S. President Biden visits Northern Ireland, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday a deal between Britain and the European Union to simplify post-Brexit trade rules would lead to significant investment in Northern Ireland from "scores" of major U.S. companies.

"There are scores of major American corporations wanting to come here, wanting to invest," Biden said, speaking at a university in Belfast during a trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the British province's 1998 Good Friday peace deal.

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