Permanent Mission of Iceland - Rome, Italy
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News and Speeches
Italian-Icelandic Business Day in Milan on the 26th of May, 2008
The Embassy of Iceland in Rome and the Icelandic/Italian Chamber of Commerce (IICC) will hold a high level business and investment event in the Palazzo Marino in Milan on 26th May 2008, in cooperation with various Icelandic and Italian institutions and companies, including the City of Milan and Chamber of Commerce of Milan. The date was chosen in relation to the first direct flight of Icelandair from Keflavik to Milan this year on 24th May.
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Icelandic-Italian Business Day to be held in Milan on the 26th of May, 2008
The Embassy of Iceland in Rome and the Icelandic/Italian Chamber of Commerce are planning an Icelandic business and investment event in Milan on the 26th of May 2008, in cooperation with various institutions and other actors, including the Chamber of Commerce of Milan. The date was chose in relation to the first direct flight of Icelandair from Keflavik to Milan this year.
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Foreign Minister delivers her first policy speech to Parliament
Today, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Ms. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladótir, delivered her first foreign policy speech to Althingi, the Parliament of Iceland. In her address, Ms. Gísladóttir discussed Iceland´s foreign policy challenges with a special focus on Iceland´s role in a globalized world.
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Scholars in the field of humanities can now apply for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships
The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies has started accepting applications for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships for 2008. They are granted to writers, translators and scholars in the field of humanities from outside of Iceland. More information about the Fellowship can be found in the article.
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Jónas Haraldsson, a new employee at the Permanent mission
On the 15th of August Mr Jónas Haraldsson took up the role of temporary officer at the permanent mission. Previously he was employed as a foreign news reporter for Vísir, Bylgjan and Stöð tvö. He also taught African politics and history at the University of Iceland.
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Address at a press briefing on the occasion of the opening of the Icelandic pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2007
Steingrímur Eyfjörð was Iceland's choice for the Venice Biennale this year. Mr Guðni Bragason, Minister and Chargé d´Affaires in Italy, addressed the opening of the exhibition of works by Mr Eyfjörð on behalf of Ms Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, the Minister for Foreign affairs of Iceland. Mr Bragason's address is here in full.
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Iceland's address to the Annual session of the WFP Executive board
Mr. Guðni Bragason, permanent representative of Iceland to WFP, delivered an address on the behalf of Ms Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Minister for Foreign affairs of Iceland at the Annual session of the Executive board of the WFP. Following is the address in full.
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The Embassy in Rome cooperates with the Italian-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce
The Italian-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce and the Icelandic Embassy in Rome have enjoyed working together on several projects. Their latest venture is organizing a general meeting of the chamber this winter. The Business service of the foreign ministry partakes in the effort. The chairperson of the chamber is Gudjon Runarsson, the executive director of Icelandic Financial Services Association (IFSA; the Icelandic abbreviation is SFF).
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Permanent representative's statement at the 27th session of the FAO committee on Fisheries
At the 27th of the FAO committee on Fisheries, held the 5th - 9th of March 2007, Guðni Bragason made a statement on the decisions and recommendations of the tenth session of the COFI Sub-committee on Fish trade. The statement is available here in full.
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Valgerdur Sverrisdottir, foreign minister, addresses a conference, held at the University of Akureyri, on trade in marine produce
Foreign minister Mrs. Valgerdur Sverrisdottir, addressed a conference, held at the University of Akureyri on the 1st and 2nd of February 2007, on trade in marine produce and the main challenges and opportunities facing it.
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Nordic Plus Meeting in Oslo with the Director General of WFP
On 26th april representatives on the Nordic countries met in Oslo for their annual meeting with James Morris, Director General of the WFP.
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Letter of Credence
Mr Guðni Bragason has delivered his Letter of Credence as Permanent Representative of Iceland to Dr Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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Aid relief to Pakistan
The Government of Iceland donates 75 thousand USD to earthquake areas in Pakistan.
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FishCode Custom Training Courses Project
To be conducted by the FAO Fisheries Department and UN University Fisheries Training Programme in Iceland
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Launch of Permanent Mission's website
The new Permanent Mission of Iceland in Rome has launched a website at www.iceland.org/it.
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Permanent Mission of Iceland opens in Rome
A new Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations Agencies in Rome opened on 1st August.
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