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Icelandic Embassy in Moscow to Close, Russian Ambassador Expected to Leave
The Icelandic government has announced the closure of its embassy in Moscow, with the activities set to cease on August 1, reports RÚV. Foreign Minister Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir conveyed this decision to the Russian ambassador during a meeting earlier on June…
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Bullied At Polish Embassy For Participating In Pride
Margrét Adamsdóttir, a former employee of the Polish embassy in Reykjavík, has filed a complaint with the Polish Foreign Ministry, alleging she was repeatedly bullied by Ambassador Gerard Pokruszyński, in part for participating in Reykjavík Pride, RÚV reports. The Ministry is reportedly…
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Russia And Its Diplomats: Where Does Iceland Stand?
Minister of Foreign Affairs Guðlaugur Þór Þorðarson confirmed yesterday on national television that Iceland would not expel Russian diplomats from Iceland but it would nonetheless take other measures to show solidarity with other Western countries, RÚV reports. In line with its size…
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Chinese Ambassador To Iceland Arrested For Espionage
Chinese Ambassador to Iceland Ma Jisheng and his wife have been arrested by Chinese authorities on suspicion of espionage, reports the Global Post. As reported, Ma Jisheng, who has been China’s ambassador to Iceland since 2012, left Iceland on January 23 of…
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Chinese Ambassador To Iceland Disappears
The Chinese Ambassador to Iceland left the country last January, and has not been seen nor heard from since. DV reports that Ma Jisheng, who has been China’s ambassador to Iceland since 2012, left Iceland on January 23 of this year. By…
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Danish Ambassador Protests Trees
“The Danish Embassy cannot stand by as the parking spot in front of the embassy [on Hverfisgata] is removed and turned into two parking spots adjacent to the embassy on Smiðjustígur,” wrote Danish ambassador to Iceland, Mette Kjuel Nilsen, in a letter…