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Iceland And Germany Strengthen Defence Cooperation
Germany’s Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, met with Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir at the Icelandic government offices today, reports RÚV. Boris is scheduled to visit the security area at Keflavík Airport before leaving the country. A group of members of the German…
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Foreign Ministry’s Name Possibly To Change
The Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs could soon be titled the Foreign and Defence Ministry following new government policy, RÚV reports. On March 11, Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir presented a new policy for Iceland’s national security and defences, to be motioned…
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US And Iceland Sign Joint Defence Agreement
The US Department of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed an agreement regarding the continued American military presence in Iceland. The agreement, posted on the official site of Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reaffirms a number of existing points…
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US And Iceland Gearing Up Defence Efforts
US authorities are planning “future US operations” at the Keflavík Air Base, as Iceland moves defence funding from the Interior Ministry over to the Foreign Ministry. According to a press release from the US Department of Defense, US Deputy Secretary of Defense…