Biden marks 25 years of Good Friday Agreement

US President Joe Biden has marked 25 years of the Good Friday agreement in a visit to Belfast.

Biden commented on the "tremendous progress" that has been made since the agreement was signed.

He said: "This place is transformed by peace; made technicolour by peace; made whole by peace."

Biden also met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and with some of Stormont's political party leaders.

He also urged politicians to return to government, but praised them for their unity following the attempted murder of a police officer in February. Sunak visited John Caldwell and his family in hospital on Wednesday afternoon.

A large security operation was in place for the visit, with 2,900 officers deployed for the £7 million operation. However, the PSNI is investigating after a document that seems to give details of the operation was found on a street in the city by a member of the public.

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