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Madame Chair Since this is the first time Iceland takes the floor in the third committee during the 59th Session of the General Assembly, allow me at the outset to congratulate you and the other me...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations at the General Debate of the First Committee of the Fifty-ninth Session of the United Nations G...

Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Item 10 Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organizations. Fifty-ninth Session...

Meeting of the International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA) Statement of Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials Reykjavík 6 October 2004 Th...

The 2005 fiscal budget proposal is based on the policy of continued stability in the economy in spite of the increase in power project construction activity. This is the result of the restraint in fis...

Highlights of the 2005 Budget Proposal (PDF 123K) Fiscal Budget Proposal 2005 - news release The Budget Proposal 2005, PowerPoint presentation (PPS 323K) The 2005 Fiscal Budget speech presented to...

Mr. President, It is with great pleasure that I congratulate you on your election as President of the 59th Session of the General Assembly. We are living in trying and turbulent times. As we meet, t...

Statement made by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Geir H. Haarde, in the absence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Davíð Oddsson, on "Achieving the MDGs in Africa: Paving the way for action in 200...

Chronicle of economic events 2004 (PDF 121K)

Treasury finances January - July 2004

Former Prime Minister, Mr. David Oddsson, took office today as Minister for Foreign Affairs while Mr. Halldor Asgrimsson, former Minister for Foreign Affairs, left for the Prime Ministry.   Mr....

3rd Open Meeting of the Northern Research Forum Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials Yellowknife 15 September 2004 Your Excellency, Governor General Clar...

Sixth Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region Statement by Ambassador Gunnar Pálsson Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials Nuuk 3 - 6 September 2004 I convey to you the greetings of...

Mr. President Iceland, as a member of the European Economic Area, EEA, fully aligned itself with the statement made by my colleague Ambassador van den Berg on behalf of the European Union. Let me how...

Treasury finances January - June 2004

Treasury finances in May 2004

As has been stated before, Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson was admitted to the National University Hospital on the morning of 21 July last with inflammation of the gall bladder. Tests revealed in additio...

Economic and Social Council Substantive session of 2004 General segment Agenda item 7 (h) 16 July 2004 Thank you Mr. Vice President, I will limit my comments to matters relating to agenda item 7 (h). ...

Madame President The Brussels Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries established a global commitment to address poverty in low income countries by providing a framework for mobilizing ...

Treasury finances in April