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Martin McGuinness to meet the Queen during Belfast visit | Martin McGuinness to meet the Queen during Belfast visit |
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NI's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has confirmed he will meet the Queen again when she visits Belfast. | |
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to come to Northern Ireland between 23 June and 25 June. | |
It will be the Queen's first visit since 2012, when she came as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. | |
During that visit, Her Majesty and the Sinn Féin MLA, a former IRA leader, shook hands for the first time. | |
In April, Mr McGuinness toasted the Queen during a banquet at Windsor Castle as part of the state visit of Irish president Michael D Higgins. | In April, Mr McGuinness toasted the Queen during a banquet at Windsor Castle as part of the state visit of Irish president Michael D Higgins. |
The deputy first minister said he would be meeting the Queen "as a representative of all our people". | |
"The visit by Queen Elizabeth is an opportunity to demonstrate mutual respect and to further build on the process of reconciliation," he said. | "The visit by Queen Elizabeth is an opportunity to demonstrate mutual respect and to further build on the process of reconciliation," he said. |
"Despite the current difficulties, I am determined to provide positive, forward-thinking political leadership." | "Despite the current difficulties, I am determined to provide positive, forward-thinking political leadership." |
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