Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As part of the process of negotiation between the EU and Canada there are issues that will benefit Ireland as one of the countries with the EU.

I wrote to the Japanese Prime Minister several months ago. The Japanese Parliament must approve every external state visit by the Prime Minister. No Prime Minister of Japan has come here since the foundation of the State but the current Prime Minister is anxious to expand Japanese connections around the world. Hopefully that will take place here, as well as his visit to the G8 summit in Fermanagh.

President Obama's interest in dealing with Iran and the concerns that many countries have expressed about the nuclear non-proliferation treaty have not, despite huge effort and great patience, made real progress because Iran simply refuses to engage seriously in this matter.

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