We wish our friends in Belgium a happy National Day!

Við óskum frændum okkar í Færeyjum gleðilegrar Ólafsvöku!

Halla Tómasdóttir took office as the 7th president of Iceland today. We thank Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the outgoing president, for his excellent work and service to our country over the past eight years and wish Halla the best of success in her new role. 📸Eggert Jóhannesson

Happy Reykjavík Pride! 💜💙💚💛❤️ Iceland firmly believes that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Let‘s celebrate #diversity and promote #equality4all

16 years ago today Russia invaded Georgia. It still occupies 20 percent of its territory. Iceland supports Georgia's sovereignty & territorial integrity and stands in solidarity with the people of Georgia against malignant Russian efforts to undermine progress toward prosperity.

The regime in Belarus staged a fake election 4 years ago.Lukashenko has no legitimacy. Cheaters don't get to call themselves winners. Every day brave people like my friend Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya show that there is hope for the people of Belarus.

Iceland supports the joint efforts of Qatar, Egypt and the US to bring the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages to a successful conclusion. We call on both sides to close the remaining gaps and complete this deal without further delay.

On our first joint visit to the African continent, the Nordics had an informative day of meetings in Nigeria, with FM Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, ECOWAS, civil society and the media. Building on good foundations with decades of cooperation and trade we seek to deepen our partnership with

A fruitful day for the Nordics in Ghana yesterday where we met with #PresidentofGhana, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, and other ministers at The KAIPTC, civil society and young entrepreneurs at Design and Technology Institute. The security challenges in the region were high on our agenda, along with human

We wish our friends in India a very happy Independence Day!

We extend our warm greetings to our friends in Liechtenstein on their National Day!

Had the pleasure of meeting with the members of the Royal Air Force conducting NATO Air Policing mission in Iceland, their work is an indispensable contribution Alliance security and defence 🇬🇧🇮🇸

On this World Humanitarian Day we honour the extraordinary efforts, commitment and bravery of all humanitarian workers. We express our deep concern for increase in violence and deaths of humanitarian workers around the world and call for their protection when delivering aid.

Estonia celebrates its declaration of the retoration of its independence today. Iceland is proud to have played a part by being the first to recognize Estonia two days later. Today, Iceland and Estonia are close friends and allies within NATO and the NB8 family.

Three years into making life for women and girls in #Afghanistan a living hell, the Taliban have issued another decree, this time forbidding women to use their very voice. Symbolic for how radical Islamists treat women as less than human. I condemn it in the strongest terms

Ukraine is a proud nation with more than a thousand years of history and culture. Today it celebrates 33 years of independence from Soviet oppression. Over ten years of occupation in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine and 130 weeks of a brutal and illegal invasion by the Russian

Northern Viking 2024 has started. The bilateral 🇺🇸🇮🇸 defence exercise involves troops, ships and aircraft from the US and several NATO allies with participation of Icelandic agencies, underlining the steadfast commitment to the defence of Iceland and allies' shared security.

A successful Northern Viking has come to an end. We thank our friends from the 🇺🇸🇩🇰🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇳🇴🇵🇱🇵🇹 for their tireless efforts over the past week, exercising 🇮🇸 and N-Atlantic defence and strengthening deterrence. Their contribution is vital to ensure the security of NATO allies.