Iceland: Liberty Island in the Arctic
... Ministry for Foreign Affairs, were of decisive importance for the development of the Arctic Council’s potential. These include, in particular, the May 2011 signing of the Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue in the Arctic, as well as the establishment of a permanent Arctic Council secretariat in Tromsø. Icelandic diplomatic efforts were particularly intense in making the latter project a reality, which, in a way, has been confirmed by the appointment of former Secretary General of the Ministry for the Environment Magnús Jóhannesson as the ...
14.02.2014