10 October 2025Bilateral visit of Palestinian Foreign Minister to IcelandDr. Varsen Aghabekian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Palestine, visited Iceland from 8-11 October at the invitation of Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir.
10 October 2025Human Rights Council approves an investigative mechanism for AfghanistanThe United Nations Human Rights Council, of which Iceland is a member 2025-2027, adopted 37 resolutions at its third and last session of 2025.
03 October 2025Supporting Early Childhood Development Centres in Sierra Leone A new Early Childhood Development Centre was opened in Sierra Leone, in Konacrydee in the Port Loko District, north of Freetown, in September. The project is part of a larger cooperation programme between the Government of Iceland, UNICEF and the Government og Sierra Leone.
15 September 2025Report by panel of parliamentarians outlines key elements of a defence and security policyA consultative panel of parliamentarians representing five of the six political parties in Alþingi has submitted a report to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, outlining key elements that a national defence and security policy for Iceland should be based on.…
12 September 2025Embassy of Iceland in MadridAmbassador Stefánsson Presented His Credentials to King Felipe VI of SpainH.E. Mr. Kristján Andri Stefánsson, Ambassador of Iceland, presented his credentials to King Felipe VI of Spain on 12 September 2025. Ambassador Stefánsson is the first Ambassador of Iceland residing in Madrid and serves the Embassy's jurisdiction from there.
28 August 2025German Chief of Defence visits IcelandCarsten Breuer, General and Chief of Defence of Germany, visited Iceland this week and held meetings with Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Jónas G. Allansson, Director General of the Defence Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday.
11 August 2025Joint Statement by the Nordic-Baltic leaders on UkraineThe Leaders of the Nordic and Baltic states, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden on 10 August 2025 issued a Joint Statement on Ukraine.
11 August 2025Joint Statement on the situation in PalestineOn 10 August 2025 the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, issued a Joint Statement with seven of her European counterparts on the situation in Palestine.
30 July 2025GRÓ Annual Report 2024 publishedThe 2024 Annual Report for GRÓ – Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change has been published.
29 July 2025Minister for Foreign Affairs takes part in a high-level conference on the two-state solutionÞorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, reiterated Iceland’s firm belief in the equal rights of Israelis and Palestinians to self-determination, as well as the conviction that recognizing an independent Palestinian state is the only way forward to build lasting peace and stability in the region, in her address at the United Nations high-level conference on the two-state…
25 July 2025EU Court Rules in Trademark Dispute Over ‘Iceland’The General Court of the European Union has confirmed the decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to invalidate Iceland Foods Ltd. exclusive right to the word mark and figurative mark ICELAND.…
11 July 2025Minister visits USS Newport News in Grundartangi HarbourIceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms. Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir visited the US submarine USS Newport News in Grundartangi harbour yesterday. The submarine is in Iceland for a regular service visit. This is the not the first time a nuclear-powered US submarine enters Icelandic territorial waters; however, this is the first service visit of such a vessel to an Icelandic port.…