U.S. envoy encourages investment in Northern Ireland

Economy Minister Nigel Dodds has welcomed the statement by the Honourable Paula J Dobriansky, the U.S President’s Special Envoy to Northern Ireland.

The statement followed a meeting with Ms Dobriansky, a group of U.S. business leaders and five Northern Ireland Ministers including Mr Dodds. The statement confirmed Dobriansky’s commitment to encouraging business investment in the Northern Ireland economy.

Mr Dodds said: “Today’s meeting was very positive and reaffirmed the united position that all Northern Ireland Ministers have for forging and developing strong partnership in the U.S.

“We discussed the opportunities available to both Northern Ireland and overseas investors, in particular those from our largest investment market, the USA.

“We highlighted the benefits of investing in Northern Ireland and discussed one of the major initiatives to be taken forward. This included a series of trade and investment meetings in both countries, which are to be undertaken in the coming months.

“These meetings are a direct result of the announcement made earlier this year by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, now Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in relation to major investment conferences.

“My ministerial colleagues and I are committed to working closely with the U.S. Administration and business partners to make these meetings very successful. All of this has the potential to build on existing and new relationships and to strengthen the Northern Ireland economy for the benefit of all the people.”

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