"I was absolutely delighted to welcome Uachtarán na hÉireann Catherine Connolly to Belfast today. She's here for a packed visit over the next couple of days, many community events. It was my honour as First Minister to welcome her to Stormont Castle. She is very much fulfilling her pledge that she made to be a president for all, to make her first official visit to the north. It was just great to have her here today. I believe that her whole campaign was about hope, about opportunity. It was about inclusion, it was about unity, it was about building for the future, and I think that we are going to enjoy a very good relationship with her throughout her tenure as Uachtarán na hÉireann."
"We had a positive engagement with President Connolly. I believe in building positive working relationships, particularly important in the context of our closest neighbour, based on mutual respect."
President Catherine Connolly visited Stormont Castle in Belfast for her first official trip to Northern Ireland, where she was greeted by First Minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly. The leaders shook hands, posed for photographs, and walked the castle steps together before meeting in nearby parliament buildings. Meeting topics included the peace process, culture, arts, the Irish language and Ulster Scots, and an invitation to the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast was extended. Statements described the engagement as positive and emphasized inclusion, mutual respect and building constructive relations with the nearest neighbour.
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