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26 February 2019 /Iceland pledges further support to humanitarian efforts in Yemen
The Human Rights Council opened its fortieth regular session in Geneva yesterday. Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Foreign Minister of Iceland, was among around 100 high-level dignitaries who presented stat...
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19 February 2019 /Tax burden on people in the lowest income group reduced
The tax burden on persons in the lowest income group would be reduced by 2 percentage points if the changes to the tax system which the government is proposing are adopted. These changes are in line ...
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15 February 2019 /Reports on the Rights of the Child
In accordance with Article 44 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Iceland has prepared this combined fifth and sixth report on the measures taken to implement the CRC and the second re...
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15 February 2019 /US Secretary of State visited Iceland
Trade, Arctic and security and defense were among the topics discussed at a lunch meeting between Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Foreign Minister of Iceland, and Michael Pompeo, US Secretary of State, in ...
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08 February 2019 /Agreement reached on citizens‘ rights in case of a no-deal Brexit
An agreement on citizens' rights has been reached between the EEA EFTA States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and the United Kingdom should the UK leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement. ...
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05 February 2019 /Statement on the situation in Venezuela
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has declared Iceland‘s support for Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela. Due to the grave and deteriorating economic and pol...
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08 January 2019 /Foreign Minister of Iceland met with US Secretary of State
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, met with Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State, in Washington DC yesterday. Security and defence, trade and Arctic issues fe...
