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Article: Count me in for Belfast visit: Mayor Bloomberg ; As Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness drum up trade for Northern Ireland in New York, Wesley Johnson and Conn Corrigan report how the symbolic new partnership of old enemies has impressed America
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- Belfast Telegraph
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- December 4, 2007
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The invitation was issued yesterday during a meeting between the
mayor and the two ministers, who were in New York as part of a five-
day US visit.
The visit, which will include a series of meetings with various
business figures as well as a meeting with President Bush on Friday,
aims to promote Northern Ireland's economy and to draw attention to
a forthcoming economic conference to be held in Belfast in May.
The symbolism of the week-long joint visit to the United States
will not be lost on their US audience as the two MPs strive to show
Northern Ireland has left its troubled past behind and is "open for
business".
During the meeting, Mr Bloomberg said he would be "happy and
honoured" to go ...