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16 October 2003 58th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations SECOND COMMITTE...

Chronicle of economic events 2003 (PDF 78K)

New York, October 2003 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 (Items 60 and 10) Stateme...

New York, October 2003 General Debate of the First Committee of the Fifty-eight Session of the United Nations General Assembly Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative ...

Follow-up to the Outcome of the Millennium Summit and Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organisation Mr. President, It is with great pleasure that the Icelandic delegation congratul...

New York, 07.10.2003 Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations 58th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Item 40: Quest...

News Release No. 25/2003 News Release The 2004 Fiscal Budget The Government Budget for 2004 clearly reflects the new period of economic growth which has begun in Iceland. During thi...

World Climate Change Conference Moscow, Russia 29 September ? 3 October 2003 Draft statement on behalf of the Chairman of Senior Arctic Officials, delivered by H.E. Ambassador Benedikt Jónsson ...

Statement by H.E. Mr. Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson, Permanent Secretary of State at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Maastricht 2003. Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of Halld...

The 2004 Budget Proposal (PDF 123K) The Fiscal Budget Proposal 2004 - news release The Budget Proposal 2004 - PowerPoint presentation (PPS 248K)

New York, 26 September 2003 Fifty-eight Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Statement by H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland M...

Treasury finances, January-August 2003, report date: September 25, 2003 (PDF 120K)

Reykjavik, 19 September 2003. Hydro-Energy and Sustainable Development: A Foreign Policy Perspective A Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson, Director, Department of Natural Resources and Enviro...

GRID Arendal Arctic Science and Policy Workshop Arendal, Norway, 16 September 2003 Future Directions of the Arctic Council Statement by H.E. Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson Chairman of Senior Arctic Off...

Cancun, 11 September 2003 The Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference - Cancun, Mexico, 10-14 September Address by Foreign Minister Halldor Asgrimsson Mr. Chairman, fellow Ministers, Excellencies, La...

Respected members of the Association of Icelandic Historians and other guests. As an amateur of history in general, and of the culture and history of our nation in particular, I would like to start by...

Opening Address by Guðbjörg Sigurðardóttir The 21st NORDUnet Networking Conference in Reykjavík, 24 August 2003/GS Conference delegates, ladies and gentlemen: Both institutions and private enterp...

Treasury Finances January-July 2003, report date: August 21, 2003 (PDF 19K)

Anchorage, 20 August 2003 THE ALASKAN ARCTIC AD HOC WORKING GROUP A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Mr. President, Mr. Lieutenant-Governor, Governor Hickel, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to have t...

Treasury finances January-June 2003, report date: July 24, 2003 (PDF19K)