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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.

Incredible book of Critical Approaches to #Sjón Among contributors is #VickyCribb who #translated many of Sjón 🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈’s works from #Icelandic to #English Future Library Thordur Oskarsson Quentin Bates West Camel rosie goldsmith Anne Beate Hovind Dr Jacky Collins (Dr Noir)🕷 #NMPM #StillEuropean Vala Benediktsdottir Reykjavík Literary Agency

Our focus the past 3 years has been on North-to-North relations and we are pleased to be facilitating this visit by the Inuit Development Corporation Association and look forward to furthering our cooperation with Inuit-owned companies in Canada’s north. worldfishing.net/news/canadian-…

The Helsinki Final Act is indeed a cornerstone of the global order, especially in times when its principles are being violated by some governments. OSCE the framework is there not only to ensure accountability, but also to strengthen international #security. It needs to be used

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Many thanks for an excellent meeting Mircea Geoana. Looking forward to our cooperation.

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Yet another eruption has started on Reykjanes peninsula, the ninth since 2021 🌋 🔵The impact is limited to a localized area near the eruption site 🔵 It does not present a threat to life & the area nearby was evacuated 🔵 No disruption to international or domestic flights

Suspected sabotage against Air Force Base in Northern Norway. It was an intentional and calculated action, the Norwegian Police says about the damage to the cable that belongs to the Evenes Air Station thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/20…

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

Our free website began in August 2014, so this is SCProcedure's 10th anniversary!!! We are entirely self-funded, with all research, writing & posting done pro bono. Thanks to all our readers for your support, often challenging questions & shared humour. scprocedure.org

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Making courtesy calls and meeting colleagues in New York as I take up my new assignment as Perm. Rep. for Iceland to the UN. Thank you for a warm welcome Olivier Maes

Taste of Iceland is coming to New York next week. Enjoy the best of Icelandic cuisine, beverages, music, literature, comedy, design, nature & wellness during Iceland's premier cultural festival 🇮🇸🇺🇸🍎🧑‍🍳🍹🎵📚🎨 See more info 👇 inspiredbyiceland.com/culture/taste-…

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.

#HRCelections2024: 🇮🇸 Iceland at UN 🇮🇸 says it will aim to ‘drive action’ and to ‘strengthen protection' of human rights, that the Council must be willing to address human rights situations, 'wherever they arise', and it pledges to support the work of UN Human Rights.

This is our Ukrainian #volia! "Volia" is a unique word that simultaneously means freedom and the power of intention. It’s a kind of Ukrainian philosophy that is evident in everything: in our daily work and our resistance to the Russian invasion.