Article by Iceland's Foreign Minister Össur Skarphedinsson.
It was a mixture of historic foresight and bravemanship spiced with a generous dose of desperation that kindled the decision by Croatia to announce its sovereignty as a full blown state on the 25th of June, 1991.
Read moreIceland's accession negotiations with the European Union were formally opened today at the first intergovernmental conference in Brussels. Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs, Össur Skarphédinsson, participated on Iceland's behalf in the conference, hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the EU.
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