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27 February 2023

Minister for Foreign Affairs addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council

Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir Minister for Foreign Affairs addressed the beginning of the 52nd regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on behalf of Iceland today.

24 February 2023

Brutal aggression against Ukraine – One Year On

Today, the 24th of February, marks one year since the launch of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine. On this occasion, the international community has come together to show solidarity and support for the Ukrainian people.

09 February 2023Embassy of Iceland in Warsaw

Ambasador Islandii w Polsce złożył listy uwierzytelniające

8 lutego 2023 roku Ambasador Islandii Hannes Heimisson złożył listy uwierzytelniające Prezydentowi RP Andrzejowi Dudzie.

22 December 2022

EUIPO’s Grand Board rules in favour of Iceland

The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s Grand Board of Appeal has rejected all of the requests of the British retail chain Iceland Foods Ltd regarding the use of the word mark Iceland. The company can no longer stop Icelandic enterprises from identifying themselves with their country of origin when marketing their goods and services in the EEA area.

12 December 2022

Nine tons of Icelandic warmth headed for Ukraine

Nine tons of Icelandic warmth were aboard a Canadian military transport aircraft that left Keflavik Airport headed for Ukraine today. The cargo consists of winter equipment for the armed forces and the people of Ukraine.…

01 December 2022

Opening of an Icelandic Embassy in Warsaw

Iceland opened a new embassy today in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, attended a reception held at the premises of the embassy on this occasion.

24 November 2022

Human Rights Council adopts resolution on the human rights situation in Iran

Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution tabled by Iceland and Germany to set up an international independent fact-finding mission to investigate ongoing human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran related to the protests happening since 16 September 2022.

23 November 2022

Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group

Today, representatives of the Northern Group – comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Oslo on board the UK aircraft carrier, HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, and gave the following statement:

22 November 2022

Joint statement by the Ministers of Defence of NORDEFCO

The Nordic Ministers of Defence and representatives met in Oslo today to discuss the grave security situation in Europe, the war in Ukraine, Nordic defence cooperation and the incoming Finnish and Swedish memberships of NATO.

11 November 2022

Joint statement by JEF Defence Ministers

Defence Ministers of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) met in Edinburgh on 9-10 November. During the Ministerial, the security situation in Europe, support to Ukraine and collective approaches to security in the region was discussed. The Permanent Secretary of State, Martin Eyjólfsson, attended the Defence Ministerial on behalf of the Foreign Minister.…

09 November 2022

Iceland takes over the Presidency of the Council of Europe

Iceland took formally over the Presidency of the Council of Europe from Ireland today at a meeting of the Committee of Ministers in Strasbourg.

07 November 2022

Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe held in Iceland

The fourth Summit in the history of the Council of Europe will be held in Iceland on May 16-17, 2023. The Prime Minister of Iceland and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland today announced the official decision by the Council of Europe to convene a Summit under Iceland’s Presidency. The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland will host the Summit.