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Accelerating measures to achieve an integrated Nordic region with cross-border freedom of movement In 2019, in Reykjavik, we agreed on an ambitious vision: for the Nordic region to become the most sus...

Am Donnerstag den 31. Oktober bleibt die Botschaft von Island aufgrund eines Projekttages geschlossen. Die Botschaft öffnet am Freitag den 1. November wieder. Im Notfall können isländische Staatsbürge...

At the fourth Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Thingvellir on 28 October, the Prime Ministers of Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden and the President of Ukraine issued the following statement: ...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will arrive in Iceland tomorrow. President Zelensky will meet with Prime Minister of Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson, and participate in the fourth Nordic-Ukrainia...

The challenging security environment, cooperation in the Arctic, and bilateral defense cooperation between Iceland and the United States were among the topics discussed during a recent meeting between...

Under the auspice of the Northern Defence Dialogue meeting held on the margins of the NATO Defence Ministers’ Meeting on 17 October 2024, the defence ministers of Canada, Denmark together with the For...

Aufgrund des 25. Jubiläums der Nordischen Botschaften in Berlin bleibt die Botschaft von Island am Montag den 21. Oktober und Dienstag den 22. Oktober geschlossen. Die Botschaft öffnet am Mittwoch den...

Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson today met with President Halla Tómasdóttir to deliver his Government‘s resignation. The president accepted the resignation and requested that the government would ac...

On 9 October, the Chiefs of Defence of Iceland, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and the United States met in Keflavík, Iceland, to discuss priorities and perspectives in relation to the secur...

Iceland was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council today at the UN General Assembly in New York. Nineteen countries put forward their candidatures for eighteen available seats on the Counc...

EU Statement on “Responding to Kremlin-Supported Media Organizations’ Covert Activities” (Current Issue to be raised by the US) - OSCE Permanent Council No. 1489 Vienna, 26 September 2024.

EU Statement on the Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine - OSCE Permanent Council No. 1489 Vienna, 26 September 2024.

The undersigned country members of the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse (Global Partnership) call attention to the urgent need to counter the spread of gendere...

Moody’s Ratings (Moody's) has upgraded the local and foreign-currency long-term issuer ratings of the Government of Iceland to A1 from A2 and changed the outlook to stable from positive. The key drive...

On 18 September 2024, Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir presented her Letter of Credence as Ambassador of Iceland to the United States to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States. During the ceremony,...

Today marks a significant milestone in Nordic Defence Cooperation as we, the Chiefs of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, proudly announce the signing of the Nordic Defence Conc...

EU Statement on the Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine - OSCE Permanent Council No. 1488 Vienna, 19 September 2024.

Increased cooperation between the United States and Iceland, including in the fields of technology and innovation, were among the topics of discussion at a meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs...

In the fiscal budget proposal for 2025, introduced today, emphasis is placed on the prioritization of government spending in favour of vulnerable groups within existing expenditure frames and on impro...

Exercise Northern Viking 2024 came to an end this week, after eleven days of successful cooperation between Iceland and the United States, as well as seven other NATO Allies. The main focus was on cre...