Hillary Clinton to host meetings on growth on Irish visit next week

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be in Dublin and Belfast next week as part of a European tour that will also take in Prague and Brussels.

During her time in Dublin next Thursday and Friday, Secretary Clinton will hold meetings on areas of co-operation with Ireland in promoting peace, human rights and economic growth.

Ms Clinton will deliver a major speech on US achievements in support of human rights globally, and attend the ministerial meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

In Belfast on Friday, Secretary Clinton will attend meetings to discuss the peace process, economic opportunities for Northern Ireland and the US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership.