In an exclusive interview, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan TD, outlines the Department’s enhanced focus on trade and economic recovery, Ireland’s commitment to productive global engagement, and the strategic importance of the life sciences industry to Ireland’s economy.
In 2015, the Irish Government launched a review of Ireland’s external engagement: ‘The Global Island: Ireland’s Foreign Policy for a Changing World’, the first major statement in nearly two decades, highlighting the Department’s ‘enhanced focus on trade and economic recovery’. Can you describe, broadly, the role that Ireland hopes to play on the world stage, as a small country?
"The last decade has shown us how our interests and prosperity are more tied to international developments than ever before."
