Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce

5:00 pm

Mr. Steve Aiken:

He said he will be doing it. In my view there is every probability that he will be coming. He is very seriously committed to Ireland. The Downing St. statement has the personal commitments of both the Taoiseach and the Prime Minister. They want to make it work. When David Cameron became Prime Minister he studied the overall trade figures. His predecessor as Prime Minister stated that Britain traded more with Ireland than with the BRIC countries. This was an admonition to British industry. David Cameron recognises Ireland as one of Britain's major trading partners. A visit is very likely, in my view and we would fully welcome it.

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