On Thursday, a bipartisan group of United States Congresspeople sent a letter to the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Bryant, warning him that, “Without decisive action, we risk reopening one
of the most painful chapters of Northern Ireland’s history and undermining nearly three decades of peace,
stability, and reconciliation made possible by the Good Friday Agreement.”
The Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus, a bipartisan group co-chaired by Democrat Richard Neal from Massachusetts and Republican Mike Kelly from Pennsylvania sent the letter this morning. It continued, “we respectfully urge you to put a stop to this march. Failing to intervene and allowing this contentious parade to move forward would risk undermining the progress that has been painstakingly built over the past three decades. As a guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, the United States has a vested interest in seeing the principles embodied in the accord upheld, ensuring the gains we have achieved can be enjoyed for generations to come.”
Read the full letter below:
