equality

Cameron is not the first female boxer to call for greater equality in the sport.

The treaty was ratified by the EU in 2023, however ultra-conservative groups have argued that the accord's focus on gender equality undermines family values and promotes "gender ideology".

He said they should also "strengthen policy-level dialogue to enhance trust and dispel uncertainty", and build a bilateral military relationship "characterised by equality, respect, peaceful coexistence and stable positive momentum".

Endorsing the moral equality of human beings, Lincoln implied, was a necessary condition for being fully American.

But he said the appointment was a "significant footstep towards a new society where the Irish language is treated with dignity and equality".