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The UK and Ireland have announced closer collaboration on subsea energy infrastructure to “harness the full potential” of the Irish and Celtic seas as part of ongoing efforts to reset post-Brexit relations, Lisa O’Carroll reports.
Keir Starmer said the UK and Ireland are opening the “next chapter” in their relationship as ministers from both countries gathered for a summit in Liverpool.
We are having this summit, we are embarking on the next chapter for our two countries, binding them ever closer together in circumstances where we’re living in an ever more volatile world.
I think that a reset, bringing our countries closer together, is the obvious and right thing to do in any event.
I don’t believe the relationship between the UK and Ireland has ever reached its full potential.
And I’m delighted that now with this summit we’re going to change all that. What an opportunity.
It’s an extremely important relationship for Ireland and when the UK economy does well, the Irish economy does well.
So as far as we are concerned this is a joint effort and endeavour and in that context, as I’ve said to the prime minister, anything we can do to facilitate greater harmony and access to the EU markets the better, in terms of goods ad services.
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