28 August 2025German Chief of Defence visits IcelandCarsten Breuer, General and Chief of Defence of Germany, visited Iceland this week and held meetings with Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Jónas G. Allansson, Director General of the Defence Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday.
11 August 2025Joint Statement by the Nordic-Baltic leaders on UkraineThe Leaders of the Nordic and Baltic states, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden on 10 August 2025 issued a Joint Statement on Ukraine.
11 August 2025Joint Statement on the situation in PalestineOn 10 August 2025 the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, issued a Joint Statement with seven of her European counterparts on the situation in Palestine.
30 July 2025GRÓ Annual Report 2024 publishedThe 2024 Annual Report for GRÓ – Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change has been published.
29 July 2025Minister for Foreign Affairs takes part in a high-level conference on the two-state solutionÞorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, reiterated Iceland’s firm belief in the equal rights of Israelis and Palestinians to self-determination, as well as the conviction that recognizing an independent Palestinian state is the only way forward to build lasting peace and stability in the region, in her address at the United Nations high-level conference on the two-state…
25 July 2025EU Court Rules in Trademark Dispute Over ‘Iceland’The General Court of the European Union has confirmed the decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to invalidate Iceland Foods Ltd. exclusive right to the word mark and figurative mark ICELAND.…
11 July 2025Minister visits USS Newport News in Grundartangi HarbourIceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms. Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir visited the US submarine USS Newport News in Grundartangi harbour yesterday. The submarine is in Iceland for a regular service visit. This is the not the first time a nuclear-powered US submarine enters Icelandic territorial waters; however, this is the first service visit of such a vessel to an Icelandic port.…
24 June 2025Demining Capability Coalition Meets in ReykjavíkRepresentatives of the countries that make up the Demining Capability Coalition met in Reykjavík last week.
13 June 2025Iceland and France strengthen bilateral defence cooperationThe Icelandic and French authorities have agreed to further strengthen their bilateral defence cooperation. A Letter of Intent to this effect was signed at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland earlier this week.
24 May 2025Arctic Security Policy Roundtable held in IcelandThe Arctic Security Policy Roundtable (ASPR) took place in Iceland from 21-22 May. Senior officials from the Ministries of Defence of the United States, Canada, and the Nordic nations, including representatives from the Faroe Islands and Greenland, attended the event.
15 May 2025SACEUR visits IcelandChristopher G. Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of the U.S. European Command, met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and had meetings on defence issues with ministry officials during a brief visit to Iceland.
15 April 2025Popular course on security and defence issues concludesThe Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, concluded its fourth biannual course on security and defence issues last week.
