Norway restates Nordic support for Iceland´s candidature to the Security Council

The Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, restated in speech before the General Assembly of the United Nations last night, that all the other Nordic states support Iceland´s candidature to the Security Council. Stoltenberg asked the other members of the General Assembly to “please take this into account”.

Iceland is a candidate for the Security Council for the first time since becoming a UN member in 1946.

Stoltenberg said that “Iceland’s candidature reflects the longstanding commitment of all the Nordic countries to international peace and the vital work of the United Nations.” Furthermore, he reaffirmed that “Iceland enjoys the active support of its partners in the Nordic group: Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway.”

The election to the Security Council will take place in the General Assembly of the United Nations in October 2008.