Live: Biden arrives in Belfast for trip marking 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

Watch live as Joe Biden arrives in Belfast on Tuesday, 11 April, for a four-day visit to Northern Ireland and Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. In 1998, then-UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair and then-Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern signed the agreement, also known as the Belfast Agreement, in a peace deal made to largely end 30 years of conflict - the Troubles. The conflict, beginning in the late 1960s, was between republicans who wanted Northern Ireland to become part of a united Ireland and unionists who wanted it to remain within the UK. Around 3,532 people, mostly civilians, were killed. The Good Friday Agreement was made between the British and Irish governments and eight political parties in Northern Ireland. US Senate majority leader George Mitchell helped broker the deal, chairing talks between parties and groups. The agreement acknowledged the constitutional status of Northern Ireland as a part of the UK, but established a principle of consent which meant that a united Ireland could be established if and when a majority of people in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland wanted it. Watch more from Independent TV at https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/edit... Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog:    / theindependent   Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newslet... Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow The Independent on Twitter:   / independent   Follow The Independent on Instagram:   / the.independent   Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscri... Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB