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05 February 2019

Statement on the situation in Venezuela

Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has declared Iceland‘s support for Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela.

08 January 2019

Foreign Minister of Iceland met with US Secretary of State

Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson,Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, met with Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State, in Washington DC yesterday. Security and defence, trade and Arctic issues featured high on the agenda.

18 December 2018

Iceland tops the WEF Global Gender Gap Index for the consecutive tenth year

For the tenth year in a row, Iceland is at the top of the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index published this morning. Three Nordic neighbours follow Iceland on the Index – Norway in second place, Sweden comes third and Finland in the fourth place.

17 December 2018

EFTA and Indonesia sign CEPA agreement

Ministers and other representatives from the EFTA States, including Iceland, and from Indonesia have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The agreement will strengthen the economic ties and promote trade and investment between the two sides.

13 December 2018

New National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

Iceland’s third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security has been published. The third National Action Plan sets forth the objectives of the Icelandic government and the means by which they are to be achieved in 2018-2022.

10 December 2018

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland‘s official visit to India

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Mr. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, is on an official visit to India where he arrived on 7 December on the first direct flight between the two countries. During his visit he has met with Mrs. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of India, Mr. KJ Alphons, Minister of State for Tourism and Mr.…

31 October 2018

Leaders of Iceland and the UK reach an agreement on residence rights after Brexit

The leaders of Iceland and the UK have agreed that Icelandic citizens in the UK and British citizens in Iceland will retain their residence rights after Brexit, even in the case of a no-deal with the EU.…

30 October 2018

Iceland hosts annual NATO conference

This week, Iceland hosts the annual NATO conference on weapons of mass destruction, arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation. Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Iceland‘s Minister for Foreign Affairs stressed the importance of disarmament and peace in his keynote speech.

24 October 2018

NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 in Iceland

As an integral part of Trident Juncture 2018, several activities took place in Iceland last week with the participation of some one thousand troops, leading up to the main part of the exercise in Norway. Ten naval vessels docked in Reykjavik Harbour over the weekend for a pre-sail conference.

23 October 2018

Government’s participation in the sixth Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík

The annual Arctic Circle Assembly took place at Harpa last week, attracting over 2,000 guests from over fifty countries. The assembly, led by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson former President of Iceland, has become the world’s largest international gathering on the Arctic.…

03 October 2018

Minister Thordarson visits United Nations, France and UK

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, is back from his visit to New York, where he attended the United Nations General Assembly. He then went on to France, where he met with Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and visited UNESCO and the OECD. He finished his tour in the UK where he met with UK Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt.

11 September 2018

Iceland‘s first session as a member of the Human Rights Council

Yesterday was a historic day when Iceland attended the first session of the Human Rights Council since being elected to the Council this summer.