Ammon News - US President Joe Biden arrived in Northern Ireland late on Tuesday, on a visit marking 25 years of peace that has been dogged by the conflict’s lingering scars.

Mr Biden was greeted by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as the UK fends off suggestions that the US leader's one-day stop in Belfast is a snub to London.

His visit will be followed by a three-day stay in the Republic of Ireland, billed as a homecoming for Mr Biden, who has Irish roots.

In the north, aides said Mr Biden would hail the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and promote economic ties between the US and Northern Ireland.

They played down suggestions that Mr Biden would lean on Northern Irish politicians to resume power-sharing under the deal.

Mr Biden is not addressing the Northern Ireland Assembly, which has been in limbo for months amid strained community relations.

Amid high security, his only public engagement in Belfast is an address at Ulster University on Wednesday, which will take place after talks with Mr Sunak and local party leaders.

Downing Street on Tuesday rejected the suggestion that the meeting with Mr Sunak would amount to little more than a “bi-latte”.

“We continue to have an incredibly positive working relationship with the President and the US government,” Mr Sunak’s spokesman said.

The National News