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• Minister signs a free trade agreement between EFTA and Hong Kong
• Stricter measures enforced in Iceland: Ban on gatherings of more than 20 people
• Due to “5-state consultation” on fishing in the Arctic Ocean
• Foreign Minister visits Lithuania
• Commemorative meeting for the sixtieth anniversary of peacekeeping
• Minister for Foreign Affaris addresses OSCE's Ministerial Council
• OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Oslo
• City of Reykjavik's resolution not in line with Iceland‘s foreign policy
• Permanent Secretary of State meets with the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
• Positive progress report on Iceland
• Two billion ISK reserved for support to refugees and asylum seekers
• Training for Ukrainian soldiers in combat medicine
• Iceland to open Consulate General in Nuuk on 1 July
• Possible volcanic activity in southwest Iceland
• Nordic-African Foreign Ministers Meeting in Oslo
• 10.000 visit the Icelandic Pavilion at EXPO 2010 each day
• Ecosystem Approaches and Oceans
• Third Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects
• Skarphedinsson and Kleist vow to increase cooperation between Iceland and Greenland
• Iceland joins two coalitions supporting Ukraine
• Tenth Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
• Government reiterates City Council's resolution is not in line with Iceland‘s foreign policy 
• U.S. Iceland Economic Dialogue held for the second time
• Iceland - U.S. Hydrogen Workshop
• Skarphedinsson meets with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary
• Estonia honours Iceland with Iceland Day festival
• Joint Iceland-Sweden team wins NATO’s largest cyber defence exercise
• Defense and Security in a Changing World: Icelandic Viewpoints
• Iceland supports human rights in Malawi
• Parliamentary resolution on an independent and sovereign Palestine
• Address at the Japan National Press Club
• Embassy operations of Iceland in Moscow suspended
• North Africa Days
• Thematic Conference on Strengths, Well-Being and Engagement of Youth in the Arctic
• The Question of Equitable Representation on the Security Council
• Reform of the Security Council
• International community must act on Syria
• Report of the ECOSOC - Millennium Development Goals
• Assisting Icelanders returning home
• Iceland protests a meeting of 5 Arctic Council member states in Canada
• Statement at the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen 2022
• Increased emphasis on cooperation with states and institutions on geothermal issues
• Iceland's Parliament votes in favour of applying for EU membership
• Climate Change
• The Arctic Council: A Forum for Peace and Cooperation
• COVID-19 test certificate required before departure for vaccinated travellers
• Cooperation in the High North on the agenda during Defence Minister Gade's visit
• Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs calls for collective action at the Human Rights Council
• A proposal for a parliamentary resolution on application for accession to the European Union
• Further easing of restrictions announced
• Re-Granting of Icelandic Citizenship
• Statement at the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Rovaniemi
• Guðni Th. Jóhannesson sworn in as President
• Statement in the EFTA Standing Committee and the EEA Joint Committee
• Annual Strategic Dialogue between the US and Iceland
• The Situation in the Middle East
• At the end of the year
• Arctic Economic Council established
• Minister Skarphéðinsson meets Leona Aglukkaq, Canada‘s Minister of the Arctic Council
• Foreign Minister meets with Director of Polar institute of China
• Land restoration to be part of new UN development agenda
• Assessment of the status of EU accession negotiations
• Tax Information Exchange Agreement with UAE signed
• Icelandic Government observations on the European Commission's request to intervene in the Icesave case
• Iceland to co-sponsor Palestine's bid to become UN Non-member Observer State
• Increased cooperation on Arctic affairs between Iceland and France
• China Fisheries Seafood Expo 2001
• Iceland´s resolution on the situation in the Philippines approved in the UN Human Rights Council
• OSCE Ministerial Council in Sofia 2004
• The first University Symposium opens in front of a packed audience
• RetinaRisk receives grant from SDGs Partnership Fund to prevent vision loss among people living with diabetes in India
• Iceland welcomes announcement by EFTA Surveillance Authority
• Open Call for Nordic Projects
• Iceland´s trade policy is open and in line with international obligations
• The Medium Term Debt Management Strategy 2012-2015
• Speech at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
• Nine Prime Ministers discuss creative industries and public sector innovation at Northern Future Forum in Reykjavik
• The Alaskan Arctic Ad Hoc Working Group - A Roundtable Discussion
• Iceland's coalition government resigns
• NATO Defence Ministers focus on deterrence and Ukraine in Brussels
• French Air Force in Iceland
• Safeguarding the Interests of Iceland in a Changing World
• EFTA Ministerial meeting - Communiqué
• Iceland and Sustainable Development
• Open meeting of the Security Council on the situation between Iraq and Kuwait
• Land restoration essential for mitigating the climate crisis - letter of intent signed
• Foreign Minister's meeting with Nordic Ministers for Development and UNESCO Director-General
• Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, David Oddsson
• The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
• Joint statement by the Nordic Ministers of Defence on Ukraine
• COVID-19: Spain removed from the list of countries identified as risk zones
• US Secretary of State Visiting Iceland
• Iceland leads a joint initiative calling on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights situation
• Reform of the Security Council
• 3rd World Water Forum
• Arctic Change and Policy Implications
• COVID-19: Decision on revised border screening regulations
• World Climate Change Conference in Moscow
• Skarphedinsson welcomes decision of EU Foreign Ministers
• Foreign Minister condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza
• EFTA Ministers meet in Siglufjördur
• Statement at an establishing event of World Bank's Human Rights and Development Trust Fund
• Statement on the situation in Venezuela
• COVID-19: Further easing of local restrictions in Iceland
• New Director General of the ICEIDA appointed
• Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe held in Iceland
• Icelandic Security Policy
• Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children
• United Nations Open-ended Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
• Seismic activity in Reykjanes
• Magnús Jóhannesson appointed as the first Director of the Arctic Council
• Iceland responds to UK Treasury Select Committee's report in a letter to MPs
• Iceland hosts annual NATO conference
• Air Transport Agreement between Iceland and Vietnam signed
• U.S. and Iceland sign a Trade and Investment Cooperation Agreement
• COVID 19: ​Digital vaccine certificates
• Sixteen projects part of climate change action plan
• Act No. 16/1971 on Accession of Iceland to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
• Iceland supports international measures against ISIS
• Icelandic government welcomes investigative commission's report on collapse of Icelandic banks
• Screening meeting on Foreign, Security and Defence Policy concluded
• Open debate in the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security
• Fifth Ministerial Session of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council
• Foreign Affairs: Excerpt from the Report of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland to the Parliament 2019
• Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Iceland
• Foreign Minister attends UN General Assembly
• Agreed Guidelines Reached on Deposit Guarantees
• Iceland co-leads the Demining Coalition
• Report of the working group on the EEA co-operation has been published
• Iceland’s Presidency in the Nordic Council of Ministers 2023
• The importance of the UN for Iceland
• Reinforced diplomatic cooperation between the Nordic and Baltic countries
• Speech at Reykjavík meeting with EU ambassadors
• Convention on Cluster Munitions Signing Conference
• Official Visit to Lithuania
• Meeting with Chinese Business Firms in Tianjin
• Icelandic Embassies will be point of contact for tourism related information
• EFTA Surveillance Authority´s preliminary findings regarding a complaint concerning Iceland´s Emergency Act No 125/2008
• "Iceland" issue a matter of principle
• Statement at the United Nations General Assembly General Debate
• Civilians in Armed Conflict
• Out of country voting
• Sturla Sigurjonsson new Permanent Secretary of State
• Icelandic Press Officer to join UNICEF in Sudan
• Second day of volcanic eruption under Eyjafjallajökull glacier
• Foreign Minister's official visit to Romania
• OECD: Media Freedom Coalition Statement on the OECD Development Assistance Committee’s Media and Information Principles
• The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Iceland's support for Ukraine reaches one billion ISK
• Government’s participation in the sixth Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík
• Foreign Minister deplores signing of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill
• COVID-19: Stricter border measures due to new Omicron variant
• Iceland doubles contributions to the United Nations emergency response in Gaza and calls for an immediate humanitarian pause
• General Assembly Debate of the Follow-Up to the Outcome of the Millennium Summit and Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization
• Seminar on Tourism
• 276 million ISK in response to COVID-19 in developing countries
• Screening meeting on Economic and Monetary Policy concluded
• Commissioner Hahn discusses regional policy in Iceland
• Long-term support to Ukraine
• The Goverment of Iceland responds to the Reply to its Defence in the Icesave case
• Measures to eliminate international terrorism
• North Meets North - Navigation and the Future of the Arctic
• Business as usual-From the Icelandic Tourist Board
• A report by Þórir Guðmundsson on development cooperation submitted
• Foreign Ministers of Iceland and UK meet in London
• Absentee voting abroad
• Challenging policy question to seek balance between conservation and utilization in the Arctic
• Annual report on foreign and international affairs
• Skarphedinsson and Moratinos: Icesave has no impact on EU's treatment of application
• Statement at the Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC) Inaugural High-Level Meeting, New York
• Iceland and Myanmar establish diplomatic relations
• Foreign Affairs Address to the Althing
• Preparation of international agreement on Arctic marine oil pollution preparedness and response
• Iceland increases contribution to UNRWA
• Iceland‘s message at COP26: We need to upgrade our pledges
• First Arctic Council Working Group on Sustainable Development (SDWG) meeting in Iceland concluded
• Iceland and India share emphasis on planting trees for the environment.
• Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Estonia meet in Tallinn
• Icelandic Foreign Minister meets with British and Dutch counterparts
• Need to limit scope of GMA
• Trade dialogue with the United States
• Arctic Council 3rd Ministerial Meeting
• Eruption on the wane; clean-up phase begins
• Foreign Minister calls for greater political cooperation between the Arctic states
• Statement by the Nordic Ministers of Defence regarding the situation in and near Ukraine
• Democracy and Human Rights: A Mission for NATO?
• The Report of the Secretary General
• Energy, Efficiency, Energy Conservation and New and Renwable Sources of Energy
• EFTA states and India sign Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement
• Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs signs the international convention banning cluster munitions in Norway
• US Secretary of State visited Iceland
• Minister Gísladóttir strengthens Iceland's development cooperation with Caribbean partners
• Minister for Foreign Affairs discusses women, peace and security at women leaders working group
• Inauguration of the Iceland square in Riga
• Iceland and the United Nations University Sign Agreement on a Land Restoration Training Programme
• Iceland's International Trade Policy
• The Foreign Minister proposes to Althingi a resolution on long-term support to Ukraine
• Report to the Althing
• Secretary Clinton and minister Skarphéðinsson agree on further cooperation in the Arctic
• Island i en globalisert verden
• Iceland's place in the Community of Nations
• Minister for Foreign Affairs meets with UN Secretary General
• Minister meets with EU Commissioners and European Parliament MEP
• Joint statement by the Ministers of Defence of NORDEFCO
• Three chapters opened
• Joint Declaration between Iceland and the United States on security and defense affairs
• Minister for Foreign Affairs addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council
• Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST) Joins the UN University Network
• Iceland and Canada sign an agreement on defense cooperation
• The Kyoto Protocol
• Free trade agreement between Iceland and China to enter into force on 1 July 2014
• KlingBang export the Reykjavík Sirkús-bar at Frieze Art Fair, London
• Minister Skarphéðinsson addresses the UN General Assembly
• The UN Peacebuilding Commission
• Statement on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries at the Friends of Syria conference in Tunis, 24th of February 2012
• Iceland submits formal EU application in Stockholm
• Enhanced surveillance of critical underwater infrastructure
• Statement at the UN General Assembly
• Hydrogen use and the Arctic
• MEPs back Iceland's EU membership bid
• Minister announces contract for building Iceland's first platform supply vessel
• New report on Icelandic-Faroese relations
• Defence ministers discuss security developments at a meeting in Stockholm
• Opening of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Meeting in Reykjavík
• Work continues on a mutually acceptable solution to Icesave
• Barbershop Conference to rally men and boys to uphold gender equality
• Furthering Nordic cooperation in foreign affairs and security policy
• Women and Development
• Iceland contributes to the UNESCO IPDC
• Sixth Consular Conference
• EU progress report states Iceland fulfills political and economic conditions
• 04.10.1999 - Reykjavík, Iceland: Opening Speech at the Canada Days in Iceland
• Germany reiterates support for Iceland
• Revised list - residents of twelve non-EEA and Schengen states allowed to visit Iceland
• Situation report on the volcanic eruption in Southern Iceland
• Statement at Human Rights Council on behalf of NB8-states
• Fourth Conference of Honorary Consuls of Iceland
• Iceland Festival-Les Boreales in France
• UN General Assembly discusses situation in Afghanistan
• Address to Members of the US House Committee on Natural Resources
• Minister's absence due to treatment
• 59th Session of the UN General Assembly - Sustainable Development
• Report by Geir H. Haarde, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
• Absentee voting for local elections on May 26, 2018 has begun
• Nordic Foreign Ministers meet in Reykjavik
• COVID-19: Iceland removes all domestic COVID restrictions
• Future Outlook on Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
• EU Presidency responds to Foreign Minister's letter
• The Government of Iceland remains fully committed to honour Iceland's obligations
• Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters
• Foreign Minister calls for immediate halt to Israeli and Hamas attacks
• JEF deploys its Headquarters to Iceland
• Cooperation in advanced technology between Iceland and Japan
• Opening Speech of H.E. Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson
• Speech by the Minster for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Halldór Ásgrímsson, on Foreign Affairs
• Screening meeting on energy concluded
• EU issues Progress Report on Iceland
• Iceland's guardians meet in Reykjavik
• New Minister for Foreign Affairs
• A summary of Minister Sveinsson's report to Althingi
• National referendum to take place as soon as possible
• The Foreign Minister meets with US Senator Murkowski
• JEF Defence Ministers' statement: Finland and Sweden's application for NATO membership
• The Minister's address
• Minister meets with a representative of the National Transitional Council in Libya
• Iceland elected to FAO Council 2014-2017
• A World fit for Children
• Iceland increases its presence in Ukraine
• Hydrogen in the service of sustainable development. The case for public outreach and education
• Hydrogen use in an international context
• Covid-19 screening mandatory for arriving passengers until spring
• Regulation exempting vaccinated non-Schengen travellers from travel restrictions to come into force on 6 April
• Foreign Minister Skarphedinsson addresses EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Nordic countries concerned about measures against Palestinians
• Iceland criticises the Turkish military offensive in Syria
• Advancement of women
• International Service for Human Rights Opinion: Human Rights Council membership - A responsibility we will not take lightly
• Minister Sveinsson meets with Norwegian Minister of EEA and EU Affairs
• Foreign Minister of Iceland met with US Secretary of State
• Opening of an Art Exhibition by Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon
• Report on Icelandic-Polish relations
• 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention
• Foreign Minister attending NATO anniversary Summit
• Foreign Minister appoints Chief negotiator
• Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Sweden meet in Stockholm
• Mutual interest in strengthening cooperation post Brexit
• Address at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Washington D.C.
• Increased support for the defence of Ukraine
• Foreign Minister Discusses Middle-East Peace Process with Jordanian Authorities
• Minister Sveinsson meets with UK's Minister for Europe
• US Secretary of State meets with Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs
• High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
• The Polar Mediterranean - Change and Opportunities for the Countries of the Arctic Rim
• Restored honour vs. pardoning
• International Seminar on Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development
• Cyprus supports Iceland's application
• Security Council on Children and armed conflict.
• The Nordic countries regret the decision by the Government of Sri Lanka to withdraw from the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement
• Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Russia met in Harpa
• Icelandic-Dutch Relations
• Strict measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Iceland
• Iceland’s delegation in Cairo has concluded its work
• Residents of fourteen non-EEA and Schengen states allowed to visit Iceland
• Women in Development
• Informal Plenary Session of the General Assembly on the report on the Millenium Project and the report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change.
• Intellecon and BBA//Fjeldco receive grant to explore geothermal heat utilization for drying tea in Kenya
• Fight against Terrorism
• 100 years of Icelandic sovereignty celebrated in Winnipeg
• Conclusion of a new Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom
• Letter of Credentials presented to president of Mongolia
• Law of the Sea
• Travel restrictions for residents of 15 countries to be lifted soon
• Reactions to UK's decision to leave the EU
• Tomas Heidar elected judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
• Travellers to be tested at border - Science to guide path to the easing of travel restrictions
• Iceland becomes a Non-African State Member to the African Union
• Global Geothermal Alliance established
• Government Action Plan for Household Debt Relief
• Iceland announces enhanced ambition at Climate Ambition Summit
• Ministerial meeting of the Council of the Baltic Sea States concluded in Reykjavik
• Foreign Minister strongly condemns North Korea's nuclear test
• Support for Ukraine on the top of the agenda at the Munich Security Conference
• Workshop on arctic transportation infrastructure
• The Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Norway met in Iceland to discuss economic issues and sign an Agreement on hydrocarbon deposits
• Statement at a High Level Event to mark 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, New York
• End of Iceland’s Presidency of the Council of Europe
• Norwegian Air Force conducts air policing around Iceland
• Fifty-eight Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
• Speech delivered by H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson </B><B>Minister for Foreign Affairs</B> to the European Parliament
• Iceland expresses concerns over proposed EU regulation on trade measures
• Foreign Minister of Iceland addressed the UN General Assembly
• Foreign Affairs Address to the Althing
• Arctic Council actors join forces in Hveragerði
• Stricter measures intended to stop new outbreak in Iceland
• Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the work of the Organization
• Iceland participates in OSCE‘s mission to Ukraine
• NATO summit welcomes Iceland's initiative on the High North
• Annual report on foreign and international affairs - The most powerful tool we have to safeguard our interests
• Statement from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Media Freedom Coalition statement on the safety of journalists and media workers in conflict
• Committee on Fisheries - 25th Session
• Iceland completes IMF Programme
• Iceland and UK to further strengthen relations
• United Nations University
• Press centre set up for visiting journalists for Saturday's referendum
• Increased emphasis on Arctic affairs within the Northern Dimension
• Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse
• Iceland remains the top country on the World Economic Forum’s gender gap index
• Tobacco and health issues
• Foreign minister visits Malta, discusses EU
• Statement at a World Bank Small States Ministerial roundtable
• Guðlaugur Thór Thórdarson met the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Finland and Sweden
• Opening of an Icelandic Embassy in Warsaw
• The Icelandic Government's policy priorities on Europe
• Iceland Business Seminar in Capetown
• Briefings about Iceland in eight European countries
• Children and Armed Conflict
• New Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Breaking the Ice
• EFTA and Indonesia sign CEPA agreement
• New Minister for Foreign Affairs
• The Hamrahlid Choir to visit France
• Results of 29 October parliamentary elections
• Absentee voting abroad has commenced
• RAF conducts air policing for Iceland
• Easing of restrictions on gatherings
• Keynote address at a seminar on Security Challenges in Northern Europe
• International Seafood Trade: Challenges and Opportunities
• Meeting of the North Atlantic Council
• Screening meeting on Environment concluded
• Screening meeting on External Relations concluded
• United Nations University
• Icelandic-French Relations
• Address to the Althing
• Special Meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council on Global Food Crisis
• Ambassador Palsson presents his credentials
• Foreign Minister of Iceland at the UN
• Icelandic Government announces 1.6bn USD response package to the COVID-19 crisis
• Iceland comments on EC proposals for restructuring of financial markets supervision in Europe
• Lithuanian Parliament supports Iceland's EU application
• Iceland strongly condemns Russia’s attacks on Ukraine
• Letter of Intent to the IMF
• Foreign Minister welcomes UN&nbsp;Sustainable Develoment Goals&nbsp;
• Increase in the Membership of the Security Council
• Minister condemns violence against protesters in Syria
• UK and EEA EFTA Separation Agreement signed
• Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance
• EUIPO’s Grand Board rules in favour of Iceland
• Screening process concluded
• Exemption from border measures for vaccinated individuals to be extended to non-Schengen countries
• UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Parliament approves national security policy for Iceland
• Report on Foreign and International Affairs
• Estonia's Foreign Minister visits Iceland
• Mobile field hospital donated by Iceland operational in Ukraine
• French Minister for European Affairs visits Iceland
• ICEDIA's activities transferred to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Over 400 graduates of the UN University Geothermal Training Programme
• Screening meeting on Financial and Budgetary Provisions concluded
• Foreign Minister discusses trade, security and the Arctic during Canada visit
• Foreign Minister reiterates that sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine must be respected
• Foreign Minister disappointed with verdict over Tymoshenko
• Icelandic Seafood Products, Technology & Services - Iceland is All You Need to Run Your Business
• Evaluation of political and economic interests
• Icelandic Foreign Minister meets with IMF chief
• Iceland's negotiating committee introduced it´s summary on Icesave
• Icelandic and Palestinian Ministers sign MoU on political consultations
• Official Visit to Estonia
• Address to the Althing
• 66°North and UN Women receive grants to create jobs for refugee women
• Conference of Ambassadors Accredited to Iceland
• Small Island Developing States
• The Government Approves the Proposals of the Refugee Committee
• Proposed Programme Budget for the Biennium 2008-2009
• Over 70 Foreign Ambassadors participated in the National Day celebrations
• Foreign Minister meets with German counterpart in Berlin
• Launch of Iceland‘s Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2014
• Sustainable development
• Recognizing the achievements, addressing the challenges and getting back on track to achieve the MDGs by 2015
• Iceland disburses annual core contribution to UNRWA
• Iceland&#39;s Ambassador to the UK meets high officials at Downing Street
• Northern Forum 6th General Assembly - The Icelandic Chairmanship Program
• Five companies awarded grants from SDGs partnership fund
• Presidents and Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States visit Iceland
• Oceans and the Law of the Sea
• Iceland's statement at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council
• XXVI Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
• Annual meeting of Hoyvik Council of Iceland and Faroe Islands
• Nordic and Baltic states welcome decision of opposition forces in Syria to join hands
• Report of the working group on COVID-19 testing for international arrivals
• Seminar on Security Prospects in the High North, Reykjavík 29 January 2009
• Iceland one of the UN Member States in Generation Equality Forum Action Coalitions
• COVID-19: Border measures extended to 15th of June
• COVID-19: Borders - revised criteria for the definition of high-risk areas
• Meeting of Ministers' Deputies - Council of Europe
• Serious concerns regarding how agreement on mackerel was reached
• The Government committed to the Economic Program
• Full and productive employment and decent work for all
• Towards Creative Iceland:building local, going global
• International Equal Pay Day Online Event: Equal Pay, What Do We Gain?
• Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem
• Minister encourages increased cooperation between Russia and NATO
• Foreign Minister Thordarson meets with Foreign Secretary Johnson
• Podcast: DesignMarch in Stockholm
• Address at the United Nations Security Council: Open debate on Youth, Peace and Security
• Question of Equitable Representation on and increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council
• Iceland one of 24 United Nations Member States without a standing military
• CBSS-CSO Special Session
• Air Pollution/atmosphere and climate change
• Icelandic government contributes aid to Pakistan
• Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin
• Opening address at the seminar "Women, Business and the Law 2019"
• Promotion and the Protection of the Rights of Children
• Iceland supports World Bank publication on handbook on geothermal energy
• Foreign Ministers´ Conference on the Northern Dimension
• Groups of countries in special situations
• Iceland Recognizes Palestine
• Testing for international arrivals could start in June​
• Icelanders advised not to travel abroad
• Icelandic Skyr is now coming to India
• Stoltenberg Report presented to Nordic Foreign Ministers
• Freedom from fear
• The Arctic science - policy interface
• Iceland supports the training of Ukrainian naval cadets
• A Call to Action to End Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - Statement by the Minister
• Iceland's Foreign Minister concerned regarding N-Korea's missile launch
• Parliament adopts Iceland-China Free Trade Agreement
• Meeting of the Standing Committee of the North Atlantic Assembly
• Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs visited Ukraine and met with Volodomyr Zelensky
• Japan-Iceland Geothermal Forum November 16 2010
• Political Advisor to the Minister
• Minister urges Israelis to immediately release Palestinian funds
• Icelandic Foreign Minister makes a formal complaint on British PM's comments
• 56th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
• Diplomatic relations between Iceland and Cook Islands
• News from the Icelandic Embassy in India
• Did Kosovo Herald a New Era for NATO and the United Nations?
• Foreign Minister Skarphéðinsson met with Danish Minister for European Affairs
• Minister Skarphéðinsson receives Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Titov
• Report of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
• Accountability for Ukraine and democracy top agenda of the Reykjavík Summit ​
• The 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Salekhard, Russia
• Information for UK nationals living in Iceland
• Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency [81]
• Stricter COVID-19 measures at the Icelandic border
• An Alliance in Transformation - An Ally Transforming
• Condolences to the Polish people
• Utilisation of geothermal energy in Iceland and in East Africa
• Report on Nordic Development and Humanitarian Programmes
• Iceland provides equipment for Ukrainian EOD teams
• Address on Foreign Affairs to the Indian Council for World Affairs
• Joint press statement: Nordic Foreign Ministers receive report on Nordic cooperation on foreign and security policy
• Marine biological diversity
• Foreign Minister condemns acts of terrorism in Paris
• Foreign Minister participates in the EEA Council meeting
• Ambasador Islandii w Polsce złożył listy uwierzytelniające
• Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Lithuania meet
• Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council
• Icelandic Foreign Minister investigates the situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan
• Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations
• Iceland's and Lithuania's Foreign Ministers discuss EU, NATO issues
• EU prepared for negotiations on Chapters 3 and 4
• Opening remarks at the International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic
• Travellers from Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Germany to be exempt from screening and quarantine requirements
• Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Iceland
• Screening meeting on Agriculture and rural development concluded
• High Level Segment of the Fifteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
• Ambassador Gudmundur Árni Stefánsson presented today the Letters of Credence to President Obama
• Just and peaceful resolution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict essential for peace
• NATO Secretary General visits Iceland
• Iceland and Sweden sign Joint Declaration on defence cooperation
• Foreign minister meets with Palestinian counterpart Dr. Riad Malki
• Iceland becomes a member of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
• Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization
• Joint understanding on the application of the third energy package towards Iceland
• OSCE Ministerial Council
• Iceland tops Environmental Performance Index
• Statement by Denmark, Iceland and Norway on Finland and Sweden’s decision to apply for NATO membership
• Energy, Security and Climate
• OSCE Ministerial Council in Maastricht 2003
• Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe has started ​
• Commander of NATO's Allied Air Command visits Iceland
• The Arctic Council
• Statement at 129th Session of the Committee of Ministers, Council of Europe
• Statement on events in Ukraine&nbsp;
• Cooperation with the Fulbright Commission in Arctic studies
• UN University Geothermal Training Programme
• Newsletter from Washington D.C.
• Nordic foreign ministers: Iraq needs our assistance
• Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson new Permanent Secretary of State
• UNEP Governing Council in Nairobi
• Launch of Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network and arrival of first Nansen Professor
• Adoption of the Resolution creating the Human Rights Council
• 59th Session of the UN General Assembly - Questions relating to information
• The Global Road Safety Crisis
• COVID-19: Lifting of all domestic restrictions and restrictions at the border
• Submarine surveillance exercise in Icelandic waters
• The UN Commission on Sustainable Development - SIDS Day
• Foreign Minister on the situation in Egypt
• Price for border screening decreases
• Joint Nordic Statement at a UNSC meeting on the situation in Belarus
• World Council of Whalers 1999 General Assembly
• Iceland's FM and US President discuss geothermal energy
• No talks on permanent stationing in Keflavik
• Foreign Minister discusses economic crisis and climate change at UN General Assembly
• System-wide Coherence
• Arctic Marine Strategic Plan
• Visit of Slovak President and Foreign Minister to Iceland
• Presentation of the Icelandic Chairmanship Program
• Statement at the High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace
• Government deeply regrets Russia's decision on import ban
• New Icelandic Government takes office
• COVID-19: Borders – New list of areas and countries that are considered high-risk
• Icelandic Government advice following a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula
• Hydro-Energy and Sustainable Development: A Foreign Policy Perspective
• Rights of Children
• Act No. 4/1978 on Accession of Iceland to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
• Iceland's Foreign Minister returns
• Statement Concerning Legal Proceedings Against UK Authorities
• Measures to eliminate international terrorism
• The 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
• Iceland‘s Foreign Policy Outlook - Video Link
• Volcanic eruption in South Iceland
• Iceland reinforces its participation in NATO
• Political advisor to the Minister
• Iceland supports humanitarian efforts in Syria
• Newsletter from Berlin
• Icelandic and Indian Foreign Ministers meet in New Delhi
• Open meeting of the Security Council on the situation between Iraq and Kuwait
• Appeal to the UN Security Council to find a permanent solution in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
• New report on Gender Equality in the Arctic
• Address at the opening of the Maternity Wing and the Maternal and Child Health Centre of the Mangochi District Hospital
• Oceans and the Law of the Sea
• Responding to the impacts of global change in the North
• Icelandic UN Permanent representative chairs a session on weapons of mass destruction
• Iceland Supports Humanitarian Assistance Caused by the Crisis in Libya
• Report of the Greenland Committee
• Foreign Minister strongly condemns atrocities in Syria
• Speech at the 21st graduation ceremony of the UNU Fisheries Training Programme in Iceland
• Minister Sveinsson meets with the President of Ukraine
• Diplomatic Relations between Iceland and Estonia
• Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland‘s official visit to India
• Icelandic and Chinese leaders hail 40 years of diplomatic relations
• African Women´s Forum
• The EEA Agreement: Taking stock and looking to the future
• Regulation No. 957/2017, as amended by Regulation No. 466/2020 on the Refund of Value Added Tax and Alcohol Tax to Foreign Diplomatic Agents
• Conference on the Northern Dimension
• Phone call between the Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Turkey
• Foreign Minister welcomes UN majority support for Palestine‘s status as Non-Member Observer State
• COVID-19: The rules about restrictions at the border will be changing as of 1 October
• Four chapters opened and two closed at the launch of substantive accession negotiations between Iceland and the EU
• Iceland and Iraq: Focus on humanitarian affairs
• Iceland in Europe
• Foreign Minister expresses concerns over illegitimate referendum in Crimea
• Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Albania meet
• Parliament passes bill on National Security Council
• Foreign Service of Iceland Act, No. 39/1971
• New Rules on Foreign Exchange
• Report on Iceland in the UN Human Rights Council
• Iceland and Baltic States mark 25th anniversary of reestablishment of diplomatic relations
• The European Tree Trade Association's (EFTA's) 50th Anniversary
• Foreign Minister meets Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
• Minister's Report to the Althing
• EU questionnaire for Iceland made public
• International Monetary Fund approves Iceland's request for a two year stand-by arrangement
• Address at the Japanese Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI): “Sustainable Business in the Arctic”
• Report by Geir H. Haarde Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
• Iceland and the European single market
• New partnership agreement with ICRC
• Foreign Minister on a new UN Development Framework
• Annual Report: Foreign Affairs 2019
• Iceland implements Schengen and EU travel restrictions
• Screening on Regional Policy and Coordination of structural instrument concluded
• Foreign Minister meets with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee
• COVID-19: Restrictions on gatherings as of 25 July
• Large scale testing of general population in Iceland underway
• COVID-19: Border screening of vaccinated travellers stopped after 1 July
• Follow-up to the Outcome of the Millennium Summit and Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organisation
• COVID-19: Stricter measures, a 50 person restriction on the number of people at gatherings, and a substantial vaccination push
• High-Level Segment of the 16th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
• Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) Women, Peace and Security
• Meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Nordic Countries
• Testing for international arrivals to start on 15 June​
• Opening Ceremony of the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme
• West Nordic Council Health Conference
• Screening meeting on Free movement of goods concluded
• Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers meetings in Gaborone, Botswana
• Doing Business in the Arctic
• Iceland and Ireland co-chair the Missile Technology Control Regime
• Iceland-China relations will continue to strengthen
• Changing the discourse between men on gender equality
• Iceland's Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• The Northern Dimension Environmental Co-operation in the Adjacent Areas
• Nine tons of Icelandic warmth headed for Ukraine
• Global Road Traffic Crisis
• Foreign Minister in China to promote trade
• Towards a Common Understanding on Management Reform
• First screening meeting between Iceland and the EU
• Small Island Developing States
• Freedom from want
• General Debate at the 51st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
• Iceland takes diplomatic measures against Russia
• Defence of the Government of Iceland in the Icesave case
• A Meeting of Korean Companies in Seoul/Pusan
• Annual report on foreign and international affairs by the Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Iceland takes precautionary measures
• General Debate at the 52nd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
• Report by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Össur Skarphéðinsson
• Address on Foreign Affairs by Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Sustainable development
• Promotion and protection of human rights
• Ambassador Kristin A. Arnadottir presents her credentials in Vietnam
• Volcanic activity significantly reduced
• Iceland jumps four spots on ILGA-Europe's Rainbow Europe Map and Index
• The Position of Small States in the 21st Century
• Deputy Minister Titov of Russia meets Minister Skarphedinsson
• Iceland offers to assist in evacuating foreign nationals from Haiti
• International Seminar on the Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development
• Strengthening the United Nations
• The Minister of Justice permits temporary protection due to mass flight
• Iceland EU accession negotiations formally opened
• Observer applications reflecting Arctic Council strength
• Address at the Iceland Geothermal Conference in Harpa
• Respect for human rights must be reinstated in Zimbabwe
• Defence exercise Northern Viking 2022 to take place in Iceland
• Parliamentary proposal on withdrawal of Iceland's EU application
• Negotiations concluded on international agreement on Arctic marine oil pollution preparedness and response
• Permanent Secretary of State, Mr. Martin Eyjólfsson, travelled to New Delhi for Nordic-Baltic participation in the Raisina Dialogue
• UNRWA Explanation of Vote in 5th Committee
• Iceland’s candidacy emphases presented at the UNESCO General Conference
• Iceland welcomes the opinion of the European Commission on Iceland's EU application
• Iceland Contributes Humanitarian Assistance to Japan
• The Situation in Kosovo
• Aid Volume and Effectiveness: The Challenge of the Millennium Development Goals
• Work in times of coronavirus
• New Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Solid foundations of Iceland's foreign policy
• UN Peacekeeping Operations
• Oceans and Climate: A Policy Perspective
• Minister Sveinsson meets with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg
• News from the Icelandic Embassy in London
• Significant easing of domestic restrictions in Iceland to take effect tomorrow
• Iceland takes over the Presidency of the Council of Europe
• The Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference - Cancun 10-14 September
• Substantive Session of the UN Economic and Social Council
• Screening meeting on Information society and media concluded
• Convention on Combating Desertification (CCD)
• 25 years since agreement reached on right to decide over your own body
• Minister's absence extended
• Foreign Minister focuses on human rights, climate change and economy at UN General Assembly
• Security Council reform
• Icelandic Foreign Minister interviewed by David Frost
• Further solidarity measures for Ukraine
• Meeting of Senior Arctic Officials
• The Security Council
• Eruption in Grimsvotn
• Information about the volcanic eruption in southern Iceland
• 59th Session of the UN General Assembly - Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organizations
• Foreign Minister of Iceland addressed the UN General Assembly
• International conference on gender equality in the Arctic
• Statement by the Government of Iceland on EU threats against the Faroe Islands and Iceland&nbsp;
• Reykjavík Global Forum
• Ocean and the Law of the Sea
• Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, David Oddsson, on foreign affairs to the Althing
• Meeting of the IBRD Development Committee of the World Bank
• The most powerful tool we have to safeguard our interests
• Parliamentary Elections in Iceland - Changes in the Political Landscape?
• Excerpt from the annual Report of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation to the Icelandic Parliament.
• Iceland suspends embassy operations in Moscow
• Iceland concludes eight bilateral air services agreements
• First joint meeting between the Arctic Council and the Arctic Economic Council
• Iceland to host the IDAHOT+Forum in 2023
• Important issues discussed at the Nordic Foreign Ministers' meeting in Stavanger on 4 May 2012
• Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Davið Oddsson, on foreign affairs to the Althing
• Presentation for EU Ambassadors 16 June 2014
• Iceland Committed to Afghanistan
• FAQ regarding amended rules at the borders on testing and quarantine
• The situation in Gaza is unacceptable- Statement before the Security Council of the UN
• Foreign Minister allocates Emergency Aid for Gaza
• From the Central Bank of Iceland
• Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe 16-17 May​
• Amendments to the Icelandic capital controls legislation on 13 March 2012
• Opening Address at the conference Brexit - Looking Forward
• Foreign Policy Address to the Althing
• Iceland submits an application for accession to the EU
• UN adopts Iceland's proposal to declare International Equal Pay Day
• Iceland's responsibility towards developing countries
• Information for travellers arriving in Iceland from 15 June 2020
• Screening meeting on Freedom of movement for workers concluded
• Security situation in Europe discussed by Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers
• IceWind selected for the first DIANA Challenge
• Screening meeting on science and research concluded
• Cooperation with the Icelandic Red Cross
• Skarphedinsson meets with Foreign Minister Yeo
• Extension of Schengen visas due to airport closures
• Emphasis on Europe
• Report of the Economic and Social Council
• EFTA Ministerial meeting: Free Trade Agreement signed with Ukraine
• General Debate of the UN Committee on Information
• Agreement on management of EU accession negotiations in the run-up to parliamentary elections
• Nordic Foreign Ministers receive report on Nordic cooperation on foreign and security policy
• Joint statement on the limited resumption of Arctic Council cooperation
• Opening of the North Atlantic Council Meeting in Reykjavík
• Official Visit to Latvia
• The UN Peacebuilding Commission
• Nordic Playlist: The new path to Nordic music
• Statement by the Foreign Minister on enlargement
• Promote Iceland formally established
• Government considers Iceland no longer an EU candidate
• Report on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency
• New challenges - Solid cornerstones
• General Debate at the 55. Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
• Business Dealings in Japan
• Address to the Althing
• General debate on contemporary humanitarian challenges and protecting human dignity
• Advancement of Women
• Foreign Minister welcomes agreement on the destruction of chemical weapons
• Support for fuel transportation of the Ukrainian army
• Icelanders get online for an invitiation to visit Iceland
• Professor Jagdish Bhagwati on the Climate Change Treaty
• Women and peace and security
• Iceland’s third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
• Information center for the public, businesses and the media
• Foreign Minister and President meet with Russia's President Putin
• The European Integration Process as seen from Iceland
• Rights of the Child
• Screening on enterprise and industrial policy concluded
• Special Forum of the Committee on World Food Security
• International Workshop on Rangeland Desertification
• Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council
• MAR Advisors to enhance profitability and quality of seafood in Vietnam with support from SDGs fund
• Nordic Foreign Ministers meet in Iceland
• Commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Economic and Political Perspectives
• NORDIC FOREIGN MINISTERS: Making the case for democracy
• Minister presents annual report on foreign affairs
• Change of Command at U.S. Naval Air Station in Keflavik
• The Situation in Afghanistan
• Concluding remarks at the Arctic Circle Assembly
• The Icelandic Government submits answers to a Questionnaire from the European Commission
• Absentee voting for Parliamentary elections begins
• United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
• International Equal Pay Day event of Iceland and the OECD
• Norway and Iceland increase their co-operation on arctic issues
• Seminar on Software
• The Government of Iceland deplores the loss of life and condemns all acts of violence in Egypt
• Iceland Supports Ukrainian Peace Plan
• Two chapters concluded in negotiations between Iceland and EU
• Open debate in the Security Council on "Women and peace and security" and Security Council resolution 1820
• Law No 41/1979 concerning the Territorial Sea, the Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf as amended by Act No 58/2017 and Act No 44/2018
• Reykjavik Declaration of the Council of Europe Summit
• Screening meeting on Judiciary and fundamental rights concluded
• Exchange of views on finding and recommendations of the United Nations Millenium Project
• Iceland tops the WEF Global Gender Gap Index for the consecutive tenth year
• Supreme Allied Commander Europe visits Iceland
• The Foreign Policy Implications of Arctic Warming
• COVID-19 update
• Small States - Emerging Power!
• Defence Ministers of the Northern Group met in Reykjavik
• Achieving the MDGs in Africa: Paving the way for action in 2005 and beyond.
• Palestinian appreciation for Iceland´s initiative
• Iceland&#39;s Foreign Minister supports IWC appeal of an immediate stop to military action in Gaza
• The Government of Iceland formally recognizes Kosovo
• Screening meeting on Consumer and Health Protection concluded
• Overseas absentee voting for the Local Government Elections
• Oceans and the Law of the Sea
• Foreign Minister and World Bank Managing Director discuss geothermal issues
• Estonia offers Iceland facilities in Beijing
• Statement by Nordic Ministers of Defence on Nordic Defence Cooperation
• Iceland to Join the NATO Cyber Defence Centre in Tallinn
• A meeting of the Hoyvik Council in Reykjavik
• Össur Skarphéðinsson attends a conference in London on Libya
• Future Directions of the Arctic Council
• National referendum on Icesave bill held on 9 April
• First meeting of the consultative group for Iceland‘s accession negotiations
• The Nordic Countries and the Cold War
• 80th anniversary of the Icelandic Foreign Service
• Strong agreement at bilateral dialogue between Iceland and the United Kingdom
• Open debate of the Security Council: The situation in Afghanistan
• The Key to Sustainable Development
• Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group
• Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
• UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified by Iceland
• Women's Projects in Uganda
• Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit: report of the Secretary General (A/61/836) [113]
• Climate change as a global challenge
• Government of Iceland contributes 150 million ISK to UNICEF
• COVID-19: Border measures remain unchanged until the end of February
• Open debate of the Security Council on the situation between Iraq and Kuwait
• General debate of the United Nations Committee on Information during its 30th session
• Italy's full support to Iceland's application
• Opening Address at the seminar "Doing Business in the Arctic"
• Access to quarantine facilities will be limited
• The Arctic States sign an agreement on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
• Iceland&#39;s Foreign Minister visits the Middle East
• Foreign minister meets with Poland‘s &nbsp;deputy prime minister
• Open debate in the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security
• COVID-19: Amended rules on staying in quarantine facilities entering into force on the 31st of May
• The Launch of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
• Online Webinar with Icelandic Finance and Economics Minister on 22 March
• UNECE Regional Implementation Forum on Sustainable Development, Geneva 15 - 16 June 2004
• Statement from the Government of Iceland on the outcome of the referendum on the Icesave Agreements
• Minister completes visit to Gaza, Ramallah and Jordan
• MEPs back Iceland's EU membership bid
• Small Nations - Grand Alliance / Iceland: The Trans-Atlantic Bridge
• Foreign Minster meets with Russia's Foreign Minister
• Situation in Turkey very serious
• Increased cooperation between Iceland and Maine
• Hrannar Pétursson Political Advisor to the Minister
• Iceland and the Arctic: Iceland´s Chairmanship in the Arctic Council 2019-2021
• DNA analysis of whale hybrid concluded
• South-East Asian Tsunami Disaster - Icelandic Relief Assistance
• Minister for Foreign Affairs visits China
• Foreign Minister and Negotiations Committee Meet With EU Enlargement Commissioner
• Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• Kerecis receives a grant from the SDG Partnership Fund
• Improving access to reliable, affordable, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound energy services
• The Icelandic Economy: Performance and Prospects
• Children and Armed Conflict
• Fourth Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting
• Covid-19 epidemic receding in Iceland - 295 new infections in the past seven days and 363 recoveries
• Response to COVID-19 in Iceland
• Free trade talks discussed with Chinese Minstry of Commerce
• U.S.-Icelandic Business Round Table on the Occasion of the Visit of Vice President Mike Pence to Iceland
• High Level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
• The situation in Afghanistan
• Icelandic Foreign Policy in a Changing World
• Travelers required to present negative PCR test before boarding
• Iceland and Security in the North-Atlantic
• Joint statement by Joint Expeditionary Force ministers
• Iceland invites the OSCE to observe elections
• Few active COVID-19 cases found in border tests - new cases in line with what was expected
• Iceland and Dominica to cooperate on geothermal energy
• Electronic publication: Gender Equality in Iceland's Development Cooperation and Iceland´s second NAP on implementing UNSCR 1325
• Legal Status of the Arctic Ocean
• 60th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
• Address on Foreign Affairs to Parliament
• President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s address to the Icelandic Parliament
• Chief Negotiator of Montenegro meets with Foreign Minister
• Foreign Minister attending UN General Assembly
• Reykjanes Volcanic Eruption: Icelandic Government Advice
• Iceland and the Democratic Republic of Congo Establish Diplomatic Relations
• Advancement of women
• The Millennium Development Goals
• Exercise Dynamic Mongoose concludes with a port visit in Reykjavík
• General debate of the United Nations Committee on Information during its twenty-ninth session
• Foreign Affairs Address to the Althing
• Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group
• Foreign Affairs - Excerpt from the Report of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation to the Parliament 2021
• Icelanders and residents in Iceland to take special precautions after arriving in Iceland
• Minister presents annual report on foreign affairs
• A small volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland
• Össur Receives Grant from SDGs Partnership Fund to Support Ukrainians in Need
• Nordic Ministers support Icelandic candidacy to the Security Council 2009-2010
• COVID-19: Border measures - amended requirements for quarantine
• Easing of restrictions on gatherings on 15 June
• Meeting of the World Bank Development Committee in Hong Kong
• Foreign Minister Gylfadóttir attended NATO and OSCE ministerial meetings
• Annual report on foreign affairs
• ​Ban on unnecessary travel from high-risk areas
• Iceland sends a search and rescue team to Haiti
• The First Committee of the UNGA
• Iceland-German Chamber of Commerce
• Minister Sveinsson meets with the NATO Secretary General
• NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 in Iceland
• International Conference on Afghanistan
• Foreign Minister of Cyprus meets with Minister Skarphéðinsson
• Kids help kids
• Investing in women
• EU Membership application discussed in Parliament
• Report on Foreign Affairs to the Althing
• Minister for Foreign Affairs addressed the UN General Assembly
• Icelandic heritage celebrated in "New Iceland" in North America
• Resolution for ratification of the Paris Agreement put forward to Parliament
• He Guoqiang visits Iceland
• Foreign Minister Thórdarson addressed the 46th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
• European Council decides to open negotiations with Iceland
• Adaptation to Climate Change
• Iceland donates 5 million IKR in emergency relief in Sri Lanka
• Environment and sustainable development
• Exercise Dynamic Mongoose taking place in the North Atlantic
• Iceland elected to the Human Rights Council
• Screening meeting on education and culture concluded
• Iceland´s Ocean strategy introduced at the United Nations
• International Round Table
• Agreement between Iceland and the United Kingdom on Youth Mobility
• COP26 results a cause for optimism, says Iceland‘s Environment Minister
• Minister Thordarson visits United Nations, France and UK
• Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Vietnam meet in Hanoi
• Increased cooperation in promoting Iceland and Icelandic products
• The Current Performance of the Icelandic Economy
• Sustainable Development
• Minister condemns violence against civilians in Syria
• Newsletter from London
• Iceland offers humanitarian assistance to Nepal
• Address at the 14th Annual NATO Conference on WMD Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
• Nordic Bridges cultural initiative kicks off today!
• Judgment in the Icesave court case due on January 28
• New Foreign Minister takes office
• Global Alliance to end trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture - Statement by the Minister
• Foreign Minister meets with residing Ambassadors
• Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters
• New Geo-Political Reality in the West Nordic Area
• Tim Ward QC Instructed in the Icesave Case
• Call for action - International Equal Pay Day, 18 September
• International Cooperation in the 21st Century and the United Nations Security Council
• Act giving legal effect to the Defence Agreement between Iceland and the United States and on the legal status of US Forces and properties, No. 110/1951
• Signing of a Tax Convention between Iceland and Japan
• Iceland pledges further support to humanitarian efforts in Yemen
• Iceland and Japan have much in common
• Sweden and Finland confirm readiness to take part in air surveillance
• WTO 3rd Ministerieal Conference
• Natural resources and conflicts
• Virtual Meeting of the UNESCO Gender Equality Group of Friends in October
• Interoperable European COVID-19 vaccination certificate for travellers
• Foreign Minister, Össur Skarphedinsson attends EU-Iceland Accession Conference
• Foreign Minister visits Gaza, Jordan and Ramallah
• Leaders of Iceland and the UK reach an agreement on residence rights after Brexit
• Nordic statement on the opening of the port of Ashdod and the Erez crossing 12 April 2024
• The Icelandic people want to support Ukraine
• Climate change and its possible security implications
• Nordic Council of Ministers to hold Energy and climate day at Shanghai World EXPO 2010
• Icelandic Government expresses grave concerns
• The EFTA court hears oral arguments in the Icesave case
• Minister signs cooperation agreement with UN Women National Committee
• Foreign Minister of Denmark visits Iceland
• Act providing for special powers in exceptional financial Market circumstances
• Responsibility to ensure protection of human rights rests with politicians, says Minister at UNGA
• Ellisif Tinna Vidisdottir appointed First Director of new Defence Agency
• Minister discusses foreign investment&nbsp;in environmental tourism
• World Trade Organization 6th Ministerial Conference
• Publication of the Greenland Committee Report
• Iceland takes part in NATO Cyber Defense Exercise
• The 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
• Icelandic Chamber of Commerce: The Icelandic Economic Situation: Status Report - 24th October 2008
• New OECD survey on Iceland economy
• New report on Icelandic-Polish relations
• Foreign Minister submits a proposal to Althingi for a parliamentary resolution on recognition of Palestine
• Arctic Council briefing to the Presidium of the Nordic Council, 2 February 2004
• Foreign Policy Address to the Althing
• EFTA Ministerial Meeting in Switzerland
• Advancement of women
• Land Restoration as a Response to Climate Change
• International community must continue its fight against poverty and inequality
• Strengthening efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger, including through the global partnership for development
• Meeting of the North Atlantic Council
• Act No. 98/1992 on Immunities and Privileges of International Organizations
• Foreign Affairs Address to the Althing
• Tómas H. Heiðar takes office at ITLOS
• New Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Islands Ambassade fylder 100 år i dag!
• Study shows culture and creative industries as one of Iceland's biggest economic sectors
• Address at the conference Safety & Protection of Journalists II: Towards a Shared Solution
• Joint statement by the Nordic Ministers of Defence
• The flight zone for Keflavik Airport is closed 23 April
• Fifty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The Security Council: Open debate on Resolution 1325 (2000) Women, peace and security
• Oceans and the Law of the Sea
• The European Union Fisheries Policy
• Nordic Defence Ministers meet in Iceland
• Verkís to explore direct geothermal utilisation in Djibouti
• Regional solidarity stressed at Nordic and NB8 conference call
• Address at the international summit of the Baltic Assembly and the Nordic Council with guests from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine
• COVID-19: Current restrictions on gatherings extended to August 27
• Regulation on quarantine, isolation and testing for COVID-19 at the border
• Iceland Fair in Tokyo
• <STRONG>Icelandic Defence Law to be amended</STRONG>
• Minister Sveinsson meets with Stefan Füle
• Female foreign ministers publish joint statement on women's rights in Iran
• Service visits of US submarines authorised
• Icelandic companies in the Baltic Sea Region
• Signing of a joint declaration on increased co-operation between Iceland and Greenland
• Double border screening for all arriving passengers
• Iceland ratifies the Paris Agreement
• Screening meeting on Company law concluded&nbsp;
• Statement by Axel Nikulasson, Counsellor
• Iceland supports EOD and demining efforts for Ukraine
• Gender equality perspectives essential in the fight agains human traficking
• Security Forum on Critical Undersea Infrastructure held in Iceland
• An Icelandic-Arctic Chamber of Commerce
• German Parliament approves opening&nbsp;accession talks with Iceland
• Humanitarian assistance to Malawi due to floods
• Polish and Icelandic Foreign Ministers meet in Warsaw
• UN Security Council: Small arms and light weapons
• Groups of countries in special situations
• Information about&nbsp;the volcanic eruption in Southern Iceland
• Security Prospects in the High North
• Democratic Management of Cultural Diversity: the challenge for cultural policy.
• Iceland supports campaign for equal rights of LGBTI+ people
• Security Council reform
• Nordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers meet in Iceland
• The Icelandic Foreign Service - New Website
• Joint statement by JEF Defence Ministers
• Screening meeting on Food Safety concluded
• Prime Minister Gunnlaugsson addresses the Supporting Syria &amp; the Region conference in London
• UN Discussion on Afghanistan
• The Joint Annual Discussion of the World Bank
• Follow-up to the outcome of the Millenium Summit: report of the Secretary-General
• Legal action over the use of the word ‘Iceland'
• Conference on Human Rights
• Update on the new volcanic eruption in Southern Iceland
• Introduction on Climate Change in Arctic Iceland
• Iceland joins the UN LGBTI Core Group in New York
• Joint declaration of Nordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers
• The Arctic Council SAR agreement implemented in a live exercise
• Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
• Iceland increases assistance to Syrian refugees
• UK Treasury Committe publishes report on failure of Icelandic Banks
• 60th GA: Informal consultation of the plenary on environment
• Sustainable Whaling
• Icelandic authorities welcome decision to declare the wordmark “Iceland” invalid
• Conference on EU´s Support for Regional Policy
• Iceland assumes Chairmanship of the Arctic Council
• Iceland's Foreign Minister at World Press Freedom Roundtable
• 2/3rd of negotiating chapters opened
• Alarm at the situation in Ukraine
• Statement at the OECD Barbershop Conference, engaging men for gender equality
• Relations between Iceland and the Faroe Islands – Proposals for the Future
• The EU Culture Programme grants € 200,000 to Sagenhaftes Island
• Iceland is key partner in extensive development project on geothermal energy
• The Establishment of UN Fisheries Training Programme in Iceland
• National referendum on 6 March
• 11th Ministerial of the Council of Baltic Sea States
• Security and Defence
• Informal meeting of the plenary on the report of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Changes
• COVID-19: Quarantine measures at the border to remain unchanged until 15 January 2022
• US flight squadron deployed to Iceland
• Letter of Credence presented in Phnom Penh
• Össur Skarphéðinsson attends a NATO meeting of Ministers of Defence and of Foreign Affairs in Brussels
• First service stop by a US Navy submarine in Icelandic territorial waters
• Active participation from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs at the Arctic Circle assembly
• Regulation 959/2012 on Protection of Confidential Information, Security Clearances and Security Approvals in the Field of Security and Defence
• Air surveillance and Nordic solidarity
• Keynote Speech at the Iceland-India Business Seminar, New Delhi
• Iceland to recognize Kosovo's independence
• Address at the seminar "Arctic Indigenous Peoples: A Dialogue and Perspectives on Common Concerns for Sustainable Societies."
• The situation in Afghanistan
• Meeting between the Foreign Minister and the President of the World Bank
• Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization
• Information for travellers arriving in Iceland from 15 June 2020
• Promotion and protection of the rights of children
• North America - 2020 Export from Iceland to the US and Canada
• The Icelandic-Italian Chamber of Commerce
• "Icelandic" waterfalls in the East River New York to end in October
• Iceland's Transatlantic Dilemma
• United Nations' General Assembly
• Border measures to be reviewed by 15 January
• Brexit and Iceland
• Icelandic search and rescue team among the first to Haiti
• Reykjanes Volcanic Eruption: Icelandic Government Advice
• Iceland and Russia: communication cable, adoption, the Arctic and geothermal energy
• International Polar Year meeting in St. Petersburg 22 January 2004
• Foreign Ministers of Iceland and Russia met in Moscow
• United Nations System-wide Coherence
• Millenium Development Goals: all countries must fulfill commitments
• Excerpt from the Report of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Parliament
• A Risk Assessment for Iceland
• Informal consultations on System-Wide Coherence - Gender Statement by Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland
• New multi-year framework agreements with OCHA and CERF
• 500 gather in London for Icelandic Independence celebration
• Absentee voting for Local Government Elections
• Increased support for UNICEF, UN Women and UNFPA
• COVID-19: Amended rules at the borders on testing and quarantine on the 1st of April
• Iceland hosts NATO’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Conference in Reykjavik
• Commission on Sustainable Development - 11th Session
• Joint meeting of Nordic Foreign and Defence Ministers in Keflavík
• Meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
• Iceland welcomes acquittal in Icesave case&nbsp;
• Meeting of the North Atlantic Council
• Opening address at Womenomics Barbershop conference
• EEA extended to Croatia
• Foreign Affairs: Excerpt from the Report of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation to the Parliament 2020
• EFTA Business Workshop in Reykjavík
• Brutal aggression against Ukraine – One Year On
• The SACLANT Symposium
• Norway and Liechtenstein support Iceland in the Icesave-case
• Increased services for Icelandic businesses abroad
• Working Methods of the Security Council
• Respect for human rights essential when rebuilding Afghanistan.
• COVID-19: Temporary introduction of stricter border measures
• Goodbye to the Chargé d´Affaires of the Embassy
• 47th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
• Disarmament & International Security
• Iceland and Finland will increase cooperation regarding the Arctic
• Iceland hosts first activist led conference against gender-based violence in over 25 years
• 59th Session of the UN General Assembly - The Fight Against Terrorism
• Icelandic Foreign Policy: Challenges and opportunities
• The importance of safeguarding human rights in the fight against terrorism
• Condemnation of military activity in Crimea&nbsp;
• Meeting between the Ambassador of Iceland and representatives of the UK Local Government Authorities
• Address to the Althing
• The Northern Dimension Action Plan: Arctic Council cooperation with the European Commission and Northern regional bodies.
• Iceland will contribute 70 million ISK in response to United Nations oPt emergency appeals
• UN Peacebuilding Commission
• Robert Spano elected to the Board of the Register of Damage for Ukraine
• The Economic Policy of the Icelandic Government and Support for Industrial Development
• City Council withdraws motion on boycott on Israeli products
• Iceland‘s experience of land restoration can prove useful
• Iceland’s priorities in the Arctic Council
• International migration and development
• Embassy in Moscow takes over issuing of visas for Iceland
• The Embassy of Iceland in Oslo will be closed 16-20 October 2020.
• <STRONG>Needs Assessment for Liberia</STRONG>
• Screening on Social Policy and Employment Concluded
• Statement at Womenomics Nordic Business Conference
• German flight squadron deployed to Iceland
• Meeting with Ireland's European Minister
• Minister meets with Speaker of Croatian Parliament
• General Debate of the First Committee of the Fifty-eight Session of the United Nations General Assembly
• The situation in Afghanistan
• 59th Session of the UN General Assembly - Women's Rights
• Ban Ki-moon visits Iceland, meets with Foreign Minister
• Luncheon, Icelandic&ndash;American Chamber of Commerce, New York
• African Union conference focuses on Iceland and renewable energy
• Icelandic contribution to United Nations Peacebuilding Fund
• Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly
• The Impact of International Co-Operation on Sovereignty
• General Debate of the First Committee of the 59th Session of the UN General Assembly
• JEF Defence Ministers Statement
• Northern Dimension and the Arctic Window
• Icelandic seeking strategic links with the Caribbean
• Temporary address of The Embassy
• Minister welcomes chair of NATO's Military Committee
• Icelandic photography in Berlin
• Signing of a Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom
• Ministerial Visit to Uganda and South Africa
• Screening meeting on Competition policy concluded
• A workshop on cooperation in geothermal issues
• The Global Road Safety Crises
• Minister for Foreign Affairs met with allies in the US Congress
• The World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development
• Iceland first country to ratify the UN Arms Trade Treaty
• 58th meeting of the Development Committee of the World Bank
• Quarter of the chapters closed in Iceland's Accession negotiations with the EU
• Iceland condemns Israeli raid on Gaza convoy
• Iceland Chairs Open Skies Consultative Commission
• Iceland eases restrictions - all children's activities back to normal
• Government of Iceland replies to the Statement in Intervention of the European Commission in the Icesave case
• The Prime Ministers Office Information Site
• Iceland Supports Stronger International Response to the Syrian Crisis
• COVID-19: Stricter requirements for quarantine of arriving passengers coming from high-risk areas
• Strategy for Iceland's Development Cooperation 2011-2014
• Iceland's new Minister for Foreign Affairs
• US fighter jets for Air Policing in Iceland
• Nordic Defence Ministers joint statement on strengthening Nordic defence cooperation
• The United Nations: the Nordic Experience
• Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the International Court of Justice's Order
• Iceland to welcome up to 140 vulnerable refugees from Ukraine
• Advancement of Women
• Financial support for UNRWA delayed
• Iceland’s Policy on Matters Concerning the Arctic Region
• Vaccinated passengers with ties to Iceland to undergo testing
• General debate of the UN Committee on information
• Statement at a press conference on the occasion of the visit of US Secretary of State to Iceland
• Opening benchmarks on agriculture and rural development fulfilled
• New rules on quarantine, isolation and screening at the border
• Keynote Address at the "Iceland Business Seminar" hosted by JETRO and Promote Iceland
• A small volcanic eruption has started in Iceland
• The Arctic is more than environment
• The International Congress on the History of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region
• Volcanic eruption in South Iceland
• 59th Session of the UN General Assembly - Protection of children from violence
• Helping to Reintegrate War-Affected Children
• 57th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
• Gender equality for a more peaceful world
• Code of Conduct for the Foreign Service
• Situation in Ukraine discussed at NATO summit
• First meeting of Iceland's Arctic Council Chairmanship in Reykjanesbær
• Improved equity and debt position of 56,000 households
• Stricter measures to slow down the spread of COVID-19
• Resolution 1325 (2000) Women, Peace and Security
• Situation in Afghanistan
• Iceland elected to the UNESCO Executive Board
• Information sheet on fighting bribery
• Ambassador of Iceland presents copies of credentials to Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister
• Poster Design from Iceland at Beijing Design Week
• Report on Iceland's international trade policy
• Iceland accepts the protocols on the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty
• Graduation ceremony at the UNU Fisheries Training Programme
• Conflict one of the greatest obstacles to development
• Preparation for the 2005 Summit
• Report of the Economic and Social Council [42]
• Cabinet reshuffle
• Human Rights Council adopts resolution on the human rights situation in Iran
• Women and Food Security
• Screening Meeting on Fisheries Concluded
• Council of the Baltic Sea States
• Address on Foreign Affairs by Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Iceland's negotiation committee appointed
• Permanent Secretariat of Arctic Council established in Tromsoe
• Statement at the Yemen pledging conference in Geneva
• The Minister for Foreign Affairs visits the new mobile field hospital for Ukraine
• Statement at the conference "10 Years On: Reassessing the Stoltenberg Report"
• Iceland increases support to humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza
• A Parliamentary Resolution on Iceland's Arctic Policy
• Minister presents annual report on Foreign and International Affairs to Parliament
• Changed Security Environment - New Perspectives in Defence
• Transfer of responsibility of Slatina airport from Italy to Iceland
• Foreign Minister signs an agreement with the United Nations University on the UNU Geothermal Training Programme
• Iceland awarded the Womenomics Honorary Award
• Minister's report on Foreign Policy and International Affairs to Parliament
• Iceland pledges support to humanitarian efforts in Sudan
• Screening Meeting on Taxation concluded
• Iceland‘s first session as a member of the Human Rights Council
• Iceland to support Palestinian statehood in the UN General Assembly
• Statement at the Brussels II Conference: Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region
• Changes in travel restrictions until 1 July
• New National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
• Icelandic Foreign Minister meets with his Croatian counterpart and president Josipovic
• New Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Promotion and protection of the rights of children
• 18th OSCE Ministerial Council held in Vilnius
• Information for airline passengers due to the volcanic eruption
• Icelandic team rescues first earthquake-victims in Port-au-Prince
• Spanish Foreign Minister says Iceland has much to contribute in the EU
• Screening meeting on Customs Union concluded in Brussels
• Agreement reached on citizens‘ rights in case of a no-deal Brexit
• Continues as Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Iceland First European Country to Sign Free Trade Agreement with China
• Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians
• Nordic solidarity in a changing world
• Arctic Council Foreign Ministers sign the Reykjavik Declaration, adopt the Council’s first Strategic Plan and pass the Chairmanship from Iceland to the Russian Federation
• The Borges Foundation in Buenos Aires