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In support of Iceland's first time candidacy to the UN Security Council for the 2009-2010 period, the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have written to all of their Uni...

The Government’s measures to offset the impact of the adverse effects of the temporary cut in the cod catch quota can at this stage only be outlined in general terms. For this reason, a part of...

Check against delivery   Madame chair, ladies and gentlemen In a little over a year, a vote in the United Nations General Assembly will determine whether Iceland is elected for the first t...

The University Symposiums, under the broad theme Iceland in the Wider World: Responsibilities and Opportunities, kicked off with its first event on Friday 7 September in front of a packed audience in ...

International cooperation in the 21st century and the United Nations Security Council Address by Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, University of Iceland 7 September 20...

PRESS RELEASE from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs No. 93/2007 Ms. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, the Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs decided this June to withdraw the only member of Iceland...

The Minister of Finance has decided to assign issuance of domestic marketable securities, currently handled by the National Debt Management Agency (NDMA), to the Central Bank of Iceland, which already...

Treasury finances January-July 2007 (PDF 53K) Cash Flow Statement, January – July Millions of krónur   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Revenue 147 465 15...

During her visit to the Middle East earlier this month, Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir visited Jordan where she discussed the situation of Iraqi refugees in the country. Minister Gisladottir ha...

Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, Foreign Minister of Iceland, returned recently from an eight-day working visit to the Middle East, where she visited Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan. The a...

Treasury finances January-June 2007 (PDF 53K) Cash Flow Statement, January – June Millions of krónur   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Revenue 130 556 13...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Climate change as a global challenge General Assembly thematic debate Madame President...

Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council High-level segment Annual Ministerial Review "Strengthening efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger, including through the global partnership...

Treasury finances January-May 2007 (PDF 52K) Cash Flow Statement, January – May Millions of krónur 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Revenue 108 695 109 190 ...

Statement by Mr. Tomas H. Heidar Legal Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Eighth Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea...

Statement by Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Open Debate in the Security Council Natural resources and conflicts 25th June 2007. Mr. President...

Central government debt, claims and cash at hand 1993-2007, June 2007 (Excel 64 KB)

Mr. Chairman, Let me begin by thanking you for receiving us here in Malmö for this meeting of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. I would also like to commend you for choosing the City of Malmö as ...

Treasury finances January-April 2007 (PDF 53K) Cash Flow Statement, January – April Millions of krónur 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Revenue 91 224 91 117 ...

A new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, took office today replacing Mrs. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir who had held the position since June 15, 2006.