- Kenny is D.C. bound.
The outline for the next decade of Anglo-Irish relations has been agreed in London this week during a meeting between Taoiseach Enda Kenny and British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The pair met in Downing Street where they signed a groundbreaking "declaration of cooperation" between Britain and the Republic, focusing on issues of mutual interest including trade, tourism, health and energy, over the next 10 years.
The North's peace process was also discussed, although the two remain at odds over calls for a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, who was killed by loyalist gunmen in 1989.
Mr. Cameron has told members of Mr. Finucane's family he will not oversee an inquiry, but they are seeking a judicial review of the controversial decision.
The taoiseach, meanwhile, has stated he supports the holding of an inquiry, to establish collusion between loyalists and security forces in the murder.
Despite differences on some issues, the two premiers came to a significant agreement on trade, and announced the establishment of a new Chamber of Commerce between Britain and Ireland.
Never far from issues of Irish finance, however, the eurozone crisis also cropped up in the summit, but the two leaders agreed on
Ireland's forthcoming Fiscal Compact Treaty referendum.
Speaking afterwards, the taoiseach said: "We reflected on the Eurozone and the European institutions. I gave the prime minister a view in respect of the referendum to be held in Ireland arising from the Fiscal Compact, which Ireland supports very strongly and which we will ask our people to ratify in due course."
However, on the thorny issue of the Finucane Inquiry, Mr. Cameron insisted an inquiry was not an option.
"It's not the nature of the review that matters, what matters is getting to the truth. I don't think it's necessary for us to have a lengthy, judge-led judicial review, with all the problems and costs and expense and time that takes," he said.
David Cameron, meanwhile, arrived in the U.S. for an official visit. Enda Kenny will be in New York and Washington, D.C. next week for St. Patrick's Day events including the traditional presentation of shamrock at the White House.
