Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, attended the OSCE Ministerial Council in Helsinki and held bilateral meetings MORE...

Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ingibjorg Solrún Gisladottir said that the convention offered new hope for the thousands who are threatened by the existence of cluster munitions

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Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland encouraged countries to ratify the Convention and work on getting as many other countries as possible on board as Parties. MORE...

The Central Bank of Iceland has issued new Rules on Foreign Exchange. The issuance is based on the authority contained in the Act amending the Foreign Exchange Act of 1992.

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Iceland will receive USD 2.1 bn. from the IMF. Additional loans of up to USD 3 bn. have been secured from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and Poland. The Faroe Islands have announced that they would lend Iceland USD 50 million.

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The government of Iceland has made public the letter of intent sent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on November 3, 2008. MORE...

Significant progress has been made towards solving the differences on the interpretation of legal obligations with respect to deposit guarantees in the European Economic Area. MORE...

Payment intermediation to and from the United Kingdom is proceeding much more smoothly than before. However, it is important to bear in mind that payments generally take a longer time to reach their destination than they did before problems developed roughly a month ago.
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The two Ministers discussed several topics. Among them, the current economic situation in Iceland, Norwegian assistance in the form of credit facilities and the forthcoming investigation of events that lead to the bank crisis.

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The current economic turmoil in Iceland is part of a complex global financial crisis and is by no means an isolated event.Thus far, Iceland has been hit particularly hard by this unprecedented financial storm due to the large size of the banking sector in comparison to the overall economy. MORE...

Ambassador Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson, Ambassador of Iceland to the UK met today with representatives of the UK Local Government Authorities (LGA) and discussions were friendly. MORE...

Business in Iceland is being conducted as usual. All services - including banking services – are functioning as on any other day. Hotels, restaurants, airlines, car rentals, currency exchange facilities, offices, shops, etc. are all open for normal business. MORE...

Due to the special circumstances on the Icelandic financial markets the Government of Iceland has decided to open an information center for the public, businesses and the media, both in Iceland and abroad. MORE...

The Prime Minister of Iceland information site contains news, press meetings and other information on Iceland in English. MORE...

Iceland's Ambassador to the UK, Mr. Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson, had a meeting this afternoon, Wednesday 8 October, at 10 Downing Street with a number of high officials from the UK Prime Minister's office and the UK Exchequer. MORE...

New legislation adopted 6 October 2008 (PDF 10,1 Kb) MORE...

Iceland, one of the five Nordic countries, is standing for election to the UN Security Council in October 2008. The Nordic countries have a long history of active engagement in the work of the UN. Read more about the Nordic commitment to the UN here. MORE...

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 state support Iceland´s candidature to the Security Council. MORE...

Statement by Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland at UNIFEM´s African Women´s Forum in New York, 22 September 2008.

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Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, on behalf of the Nordic Countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. MORE...

A conference on the development of renewable energy in Africa and on the co-operation between Iceland and African states opened today at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa. MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, on behalf of the Nordic Countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden MORE...

Statement on behalf of the Nordic Countries. MORE...

Statement by Mr. Petur G. Thorsteinsson, Minister-Counsellor.

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Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations. MORE...

Statent by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations,
on behalf of the Nordic Countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Closing address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, at an international conference held for small states at the University of Iceland, 16 June 2008. MORE...

Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State, met today with Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladottir, Iceland´s Minister for Foreign Affairs at Hofdi house. MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations. MORE...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs appointed Ellisif Tinna Vidisdottir as director of the Defence Agency on 19 May 2008. MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

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The arrival of 4 Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft from the French Air Force earlier today marks the commencement of NATO air policing in Iceland. A contingent of 110 Air Force personnel has accompanied the fighters in support of the mission. The French air policing mission will last through June 20th of this year. MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

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Caribbean press discusses the Island Growth Initiative and Iceland's development cooperation with partners in the region.

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Address delivered by Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Althing on 8 April 2008 MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

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A High-Level Roundtable on international cooperation for sustainable development in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on 25-27 March 2008. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, led an Icelandic Delegation of Ministry officials, development professionals and business interests. MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations. MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations.

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Women's access to peace and security processes was the main topic of discussion today at a women leaders' conference attended by Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs. MORE...

The Government of Iceland has formally recognized Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state. MORE...

Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, participated in the annual Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers meeting that ended today in Gaborone, Botswana. MORE...

Following Kosovo's declaration of independence on 17 February 2008, the Government of Iceland has decided to recognize it as a sovereign and independent state, though the timing has still to be decided. MORE...

Kosovo's declaration of independence and women's participation in peace processes were among the issues discussed at a meeting of Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, and Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, at UN headquarters in New York earlier this week, 26 February 2008. MORE...

Statement by Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the 52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women MORE...

Two members of this group, Panama and Costa Rica, are currently sitting members on the United Nations Security Council. MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations. MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. MORE...

Speech given by H.E. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister of Foreign Affairs Defence, November 27, 2007. Association for Western Co-operation, Reykjavik, Iceland MORE...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, on behalf of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland.

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Address to the Parliament by Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade MORE...

The Government of Sri Lanka has formally notified Norway of its decision of 2 January to terminate the Ceasefire Agreement with effect from 16 January 2008. MORE...