Minister predicts strong future for bilateral ties

Chinese investors should not be concerned about the border issue between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland as a consequence of Brexit, as both the Irish and British governments are committed to the Good Friday Agreement, said an Irish cabinet minister.

Heather Humphreys, Irish minister for business, enterprise and innovation, said: "Both Ireland and the UK are committed to ensuring that there is no return to a hard border on the island of Ireland in the negotiations for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union."

Speaking at her constituency office in Monaghan, a few kilometers from the border with Northern Ireland, Humphreys said: "The current open border arrangements on the island of Ireland are important for the daily lives of people in the border region, for access to schools, healthcare, visiting family and building good community relationships. Where I live, I do not see a border."