Permanent Mission of Iceland - Rome, Italy
Via di San Saba, no. 12, int. 7. 00153 Roma - Tel: +39 06 5725 0509
Welcome to the Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations Agencies in Rome
The Permanent Mission of Iceland in Rome represents Iceland at the three United Nations Agencies in Rome which are the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The aim of these organizations is to ensure the food security in the world.
The Permanent Mission also serves as the Embassy of Iceland to Italy.
News and Speeches
Closing of the Embassy of Iceland to the Republic of Italy
The office of the Embassy of Iceland to the Republic of Italy will be closed as from 29 April 2009. From that date onward all enquiries regarding Italy-Iceland relations and consular issues shall be addressed to the Embassy of Iceland in Paris or to the Honorary Consuls of Iceland in Italy (Turin, Milan, Venice, Genoa, Rome, Naples, Messina).
Closing of the Permanent Mission of Iceland to the Food Agencies in Rome as from 29 April 2009
The office of the Permanent Mission of Iceland to the Food Agencies in Rome will be closed as from 29 April 2009. From that date onward all enquiries regarding FAO, WFP and IFAD shall be addressed to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Iceland (www.mfa.is).
Prime ministers unanimous in support of Iceland
The Nordic prime ministers fully support Iceland and are committed to helping the country out of its economic crisis, they told a press conference at the Blue Lagoon after their meeting on Thursday during the two-day Nordic Globalisation Forum.
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Iceland will honor its obligations - Interview with Gylfi Magnusson, Minister for Business Affairs
Gylfi Magnússon, Iceland's Minister for Business Affairs, reiterates in an Interview with the German newspaper, die Welt, that the Icelandic Government will honour its legal obligations abroad; the assets of Kaupthing Edge in Germany will almost certainly be sufficient for paying off depositors.
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