Ireland brings new proposal to Rockall dispute
The Republic of Ireland recently announced that it had a compromise to propose for the Rockall question. For the last five years, Britain, Denmark, Ir...
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Tax treaty signed between Iceland and America
The US Treasury Department last month announced the signing of a new treaty relating to income tax. The treaty was singed by Deputy Secretary Robert K...
Iceland PM meets with Pope
Prime Minister of Iceland, Geir Haarde, recently met with Pope Benedict XVI. At the meeting, the Pope encouraged all members of the international comm...
Iceland in security talks with NATO
On a recent visit to Iceland, the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, met Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde and Foreign Minister I...
Jordan in investment talks with Iceland
Government officials from both Jordan and Iceland met recently to discuss the possibilities of economic cooperation between the two nations. Ma’en Nsu...
India signs energy cooperation agreement with Iceland
The governments of India and Iceland last week signed an agreement in which they declared their mutual cooperation on the development of new technolog...
Whale meat the topic of Iceland-Japan talks
Discussions between Iceland and Japan on the exportation of Icelandic whale meat to Japan are continuing, despite protests against Iceland’s dec...
Icelandic President meets Turkmen and Chinese heads of state
The President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, met recently with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss matters of importance to bo...