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10 December 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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.

19 July 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

DNA analysis of whale hybrid concluded

A DNA analysis of a whale caught in Iceland on 7 July has concluded that it was a hybrid of a fin whale and a blue whale, not a blue whale. The analysis was conducted by the Icelandic Marine and Freshwater Research Institute and Matis.

13 July 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland elected to the Human Rights Council

Iceland was elected to the Human Rights Council at the United Nations General Assembly in New York today, having received 172 out of 178 votes. Iceland thereby fills the vacancy left by the United States on the Council and will serve until the end of 2019. This is the first time Iceland serves on the Council.

17 May 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Annual report on foreign and international affairs

The annual report of Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on foreign and international affairs has now been published. This extensive report summarises Iceland’s foreign policy and latest developments in that field.

06 April 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Absentee voting for local elections on May 26, 2018 has begun

Polling stations abroad are all of the diplomatic missions of Iceland along with the offices of 215 honorary consuls all over the world.

26 March 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Iceland takes diplomatic measures against Russia

The government of Iceland has decided to stand in solidarity with the United Kingdom and other western states

16 January 2018Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Signing of a Tax Convention between Iceland and Japan

A Convention between Iceland and Japan for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance (hereinafter, the Convention) was signed in Reykjavik on January 15, 2018, by H.E. Mr. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland and H. E. Mr. Yasuhiko Kitagawa, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Iceland.