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20/03/2012
NI Leaders To Meet US President
Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are due to meet with the US President Barak Obama in the Whitehouse today.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will also be in the Whitehouse to meet with the President.
The visit is one of a series of engagements undertaken by Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness during St Patrick's week.
The two Northern Ireland leaders are working to boost tourism for Northern Ireland prior to a series of events which are attracting international interest.
In America and Canada, they will publicly launch the opening of Titanic Belfast and the Irish Open golf championship in Portrush.
They will also be looking ahead to 2013, when Londonderry will be the UK City of Culture.
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Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will also be in the Whitehouse to meet with the President.
The visit is one of a series of engagements undertaken by Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness during St Patrick's week.
The two Northern Ireland leaders are working to boost tourism for Northern Ireland prior to a series of events which are attracting international interest.
In America and Canada, they will publicly launch the opening of Titanic Belfast and the Irish Open golf championship in Portrush.
They will also be looking ahead to 2013, when Londonderry will be the UK City of Culture.
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