In pictures: the EPC Summit in Dublin

Andy Burnham, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney among visiting leaders at Dublin’s Convention Centre

Political leaders pose for the group photo during the European Political Community summit at the Convention Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Political leaders pose for the group photo during the European Political Community summit at the Convention Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Taoiseach Micheál Martin waits to greet heads of state on their arrival at the Convention Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Taoiseach Micheál Martin waits to greet heads of state on their arrival at the Convention Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Gardaí cross Custom House Quay during tight security restrictions on the first day of the European Political Community summit in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Gardaí cross Custom House Quay during tight security restrictions on the first day of the European Political Community summit in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Albanian prime minister Edi Rama speaks to the media at the EPC summit in Dublin. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times
Albanian prime minister Edi Rama speaks to the media at the EPC summit in Dublin. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times
Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to assembled media at the Convention Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to assembled media at the Convention Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
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Snipers, boats , drone among  tight security restrictions around the convention centre Dublin  on the first day of the European Political Community meeting.
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Security forces keep watch from the roof of PwC's Irish headquarters on North Wall Quay in Dublin during the European Political Community summit. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy travels up an escalator upon his arrival at the EPC summit in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy travels up an escalator upon his arrival at the EPC summit in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney with his invitation to the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2027. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney with his invitation to the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2027. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
UK prime minister Andy Burnham and Taoiseach Micheál Martin share a joke following Burnham's arrival at the European Political Community summit in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
UK prime minister Andy Burnham and Taoiseach Micheál Martin share a joke following Burnham's arrival at the European Political Community summit in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy greets European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy greets European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Georgians protesting against their prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, are moved on from their demonstration site near the Convention Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Georgians protesting against their prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, are moved on from their demonstration site near the Convention Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and French president Emmanuel Macron share a moment before the group photo at the European Political Community summit in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and French president Emmanuel Macron share a moment before the group photo at the European Political Community summit in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Anti-war groups protest on O'Connell Street on the first day of the European Political Community meeting at the Convention Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Anti-war groups protest on O'Connell Street on the first day of the European Political Community meeting at the Convention Centre, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times