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Iceland's Foreign Minister supports IWC appeal of an immediate stop to military action in Gaza
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, and honorary member of the International Women’s Commission (IWC) for a Just and Sustainable Palestinian-Israeli Peace, enc...
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India C_nr_10_2008.pdf
Nr. 10 17. desember 2008 SAMNINGUR milli ríkisstjórnar lýðveldisins Íslands og ríkisstjórnar lýðveldisins Indlands um eflingu og vernd fjárfestinga. Ríkisstjórn lýðveldisins Íslands og ríkisstjó...
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Speeches and Articles
New Years´s Address 2008
Good evening, my fellow Icelanders, and Season’s Greetings! This evening the year 2008 will draw to a close. We see it depart with mixed emotions. In economic terms, this could be called a year...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/12/31/New-Yearss-Address-2008/
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At year's end
The year 2008 will long be carved into Iceland’s history as the year of the great bank crash that took place last autumn. The year will also be remembered for the economic turbulence that the na...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/12/31/At-years-end/
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Icelandic Art in Berlin
In January there are several opportunities to see Icelandic art and artists in Berlin. See the Newsletter from the Icelandic Embassy in Berlin for more information (in German).
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/12/30/Icelandic-Art-in-Berlin/
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Just and peaceful resolution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict essential for peace
Statement by Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations Open debate in the Security Council The situation in the Middle East 18 December 2008 ...
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IMF Mission to Iceland: All Government Actions Proceeding on Schedule
A six-person delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been in Iceland during the past four days reviewing economic developments in Iceland, state finances, monetary policy and the res...
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Respect for human rights must be reinstated in Zimbabwe
The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) have a long tradition of engagement with Zimbabwe and other countries in Southern Africa. Our strong partnership with countries in t...
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500 gather in London for Icelandic Independence celebration
The cultural evening was hosted by the Embassy of Iceland, the Icelandic Church and the Icelandic Society in London. This is the largest gathering ever of Icelanders and their friends in the UK. Read ...
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Speeches and Articles
Economic and financial restructuring in Iceland
- reaction to recent downgrading by international ratings companies, by Mr. Árni M. Mathiesen, Finance Minister of Iceland. In recent days and weeks, all three of the international ratings companies, ...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/12/12/Economic-and-financial-restructuring-in-Iceland/
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Commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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 Commem...
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The Government appoints Banking Expert
The Prime Minister’s Office has enlisted the services of Swedish banking expert Mats Josefsson, on a temporary basis. Mats Josefsson will succeed the previously appointed Ásmundur Stefánsson as ...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/12/09/The-Government-appoints-Banking-Expert/
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Open Letter from the Prime Minister of Iceland
The Prime Minister of Iceland, Geir H. Haarde, has written an open letter to those nations which have officially offered financial support to implement plans by the Icelandic government and the Inter...
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/12/05/Open-Letter-from-the-Prime-Minister-of-Iceland/
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Minister for Foreign Affaris addresses OSCE's Ministerial Council
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, today and yesterday attended the annual OSCE Ministerial Council in Helsinki, Finland. This year 50 foreign ministers partic...
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Measures to Improve Conditions for Business and Industry
A working party responsible to the Cabinet, comprised of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Finance, Education, Industry and Energy, together with parliamentarians Ólöf Nordal, Illugi Gunnarsson and S...
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Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs signs the international convention banning cluster munitions in Norway
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ingibjorg Solrún Gisladottir, has signed an international convention banning cluster munitions in Oslo, Norway. The convention bans the development, produ...
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Convention on Cluster Munitions Signing Conference
STATEMENT BY ICELAND Convention on Cluster Munitions Signing Conference Oslo, 3 December 2008 Distinguished Ministers and other participants, First, allow me to join others in expressing ...
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New Rules on Foreign Exchange
On the website of the Icelandic Central Bank you can find information about the New Rules on Foreign Exchange as well as "Questions and answers" about foreign exchange matters in Iceland.
Path: https://www.government.is/news/article/2008/12/02/New-Rules-on-Foreign-Exchange/
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Reports
Women and Men in Iceland 2008
Women and Men in Iceland 2008
Path: https://www.government.is/publications/reports/report/2008/12/02/Women-and-Men-in-Iceland-2008/
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