I would like to thank President Eliasson for convening this meeting on the very important issue of the reform of the Security Council. The high number of speakers proves that the issue of Security Council reform is still very much alive.
Iceland has repeatedly stated that an effective reform of the…
First, I would like to join all my colleagues in expressing our deepest condolences to the victims of the tsunami tragedy. No continent has fully escaped the effects of that violent natural phenomenon, although countries in the Indian Ocean and the South-East Asian region have been particularly hard…
Iceland voted in favour of the draft resolution. Iceland believes that it is not in the best interest of the multilateral system for States to
apply unilateral trade sanctions outside the United Nations system. However, I would like to make it clear that Iceland’s vote in favour of the resolution i…