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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Padraic Halpin

Ireland to consult public on military neutrality in wake of Ukraine war

Ireland's Foreign Minister Micheal Martin attends a European Union foreign ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Ireland's government is to ask the public for their views on the country's tradition of military neutrality in a consutlative forum, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, the latest sign of a possible shift in the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion.

Foreign Minister Micheál Martin said the forum, which will be held in June in three different cities over four days, will focus on a range of security issues and allow for a discussion on the decades-old neutrality policy.

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