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Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs. @utanrikisthjon á íslensku 🇮🇸 Follow FM @thorgkatrin
Reykjavík, Iceland
Joined July 2012
Minister @thorgkatrin was among such distinguished speakers as @NazaninBoniadi, @VarsenAghShahin, @vkaramurza & Jessica Stern at last week´s Imagine Forum on protecting rights & defending peace, organised with @AMS_IIA & @H_PeaceCentre at the University of Iceland. 👇
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Utanríkisráðuneytið óskar eftir að ráða flutningsskylda háskólamenntaða fulltrúa til starfa. Umsóknarfrestur er til og með 03.11.2025. ➡️ https://t.co/xMGdZjtIa1
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🚨 ATTN. New Jersey: MIKIE SHERRILL… - Refuses to commit that she won’t raise New Jersey’s sales tax. - Her plan will “cost you an arm and a leg, but if you’re a good person, YOU’LL DO IT.” As Governor, Mikie Sherrill will make YOU PAY! Vote AGAINST her on 11/4.
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Important discussions at the #NATO Defence Ministerial Meeting on further strengthening our deterrence and defence, and enhancing our firm support for #Ukraine. Strong and united. #WeareNATO
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Iceland remains committed to the #2030Agenda. This includes setting ambitious national targets for climate action. Climate Action is also central to Iceland's international development cooperation🌊🌱☀️♀️ #SDGs
#2C debate on sustainable development➡️ https://t.co/twSYcJK7Du
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Delighted to welcome 🇮🇸FM @thorgkatrin and her entourage @NATO HQ for the #NATO Defence Ministerial Meeting. Important discussions ahead. #WeareNATO
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This is not a video game. With lethal connectivity, EagleEye enables Warfighters to command and control unmanned systems and call for fires through a heads-up, hands-free display.
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Utanríkisráðuneytið auglýsir starfsnám ætlað fólki sem lokið hefur BA-/BS-grá��u og stundar meistaranám eða hefur nýlokið slíku námi í grein sem tengist málefnasviði utanríkisþjónustunnar. Umsóknarfrestur til og með 27.10.2025 ➡️ https://t.co/vZcVdzZggH
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My first visit to #Iceland🇮🇸 had pleasure of meeting PM @KristrunFrosta & FM @thorgkatrin. Discussed strengthening 🇵🇸🇮🇸 relations & Iceland’s continued support for our just cause as well as the importance of aligning int. efforts with #internationallaw & unity of Palestinian land
في زيارتها الأولى لجمهورية #آيسلندا، التقت وزيرة الخارجية والمغتربين د. فارسين أغابكيان شاهين كلاً من رئيسة الوزراء كريسترون ميول فروستادوتير ووزيرة الخارجية ثورغيردور كاترين جونارسدوتير، حيث ناقشت الوزيرة أهمية توطيد العلاقات الثنائية الفلسطينية-الآيسلندية واستمرار الدعم
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At the “Imagine Forum: Protecting Rights – Defending Peace” at the Höfði Peace Centre, University of Iceland, I stressed that the suffering of Palestinian people stems from the failure to uphold #internationallaw. Respecting human rights is the only path to lasting, just peace.
شاركت وزيرة الخارجية والمغتربين د. فارسين أغابكيان شاهين في “منتدى تخيّل: حماية الحقوق – الدفاع عن السلام” الذي نظمه مركز هوفدي للسلام بجامعة آيسلندا، حيث أكدت في كلمتها أن الألم والمعاناة التي يعيشها الشعب الفلسطيني هي نتيجة مباشرة لعدم تطبيق القانون الدولي، مشيرة إلى أن جميع
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عبّرت وزيرة الخارجية والمغتربين د. فارسين أغابكيان شاهين عن اعتزازها بعلاقات الصداقة التي تجمع بين دولة فلسطين وجمهورية #آيسلندا، وذلك خلال لقائها مع رئيسة الجمهورية السيدة هالا توماسدوتير في مقر الإقامة الرئاسي. وقد سلّمتها الوزيرة رسالة من فخامة الرئيس محمود عباس، معربة عن
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⚡️The name Concordium carries meaning. Rooted in Latin, Concordia (harmony, unity, trust) and -ium (a place or institution), signifying a space where technology, trust, & integrity coexist. The mission is simple yet powerful: to build a seamless and trusted digital ecosystem.
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Grateful for the chance to meet with human rights activists @nazaninboniadi, who advocates on behalf of women in Iran, and Russian dissident and writer @vkaramurza who both addressed #ImagineForum2025 today 🙏🏼
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2/3 Through the Iceland-funded programme, UNFPA is working with national and community actors to transform harmful social norms, build the agency of adolescent girls and young women, and strengthen the availability of evidence to inform the elimination of harmful practices in 🇸🇱
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Minister @VilleTavio had a good meeting with @thorgkatrin, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. The Ministers exchanged views on bilateral trade relations, European trade policy, and development cooperation. Both countries highly value the Nordic cooperation. 🇫🇮🇮🇸
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At the opening of the 222nd Executive Board of UNESCO, Permanent Delegate of #Iceland 🇮🇸 @AudbjorgH emphasized: - Human rights & gender equality - Rights of Afghan women & girls - Emergency programmes in Gaza & Ukraine - A UNESCO fit for the future 🔗 https://t.co/JNrDQhjTqJ
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Pleased to receive @varsenaghshahin, Foreign Minister of @pmofa 🇵🇸 in Reykjavík 🇮🇸 on a day that can hopefully herald a new beginning. Much remains to be done for a permanent peace but the news of a ceasefire deal in Gaza is so very welcome.
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Transgender individuals, especially trans-women, have increasingly become the target of hate. #TransRightsAreHumanRights 🇮🇸 will not shy away from standing up on their behalf, and for the principle that we are all born free and equal. 🔗 https://t.co/WHvZG7iZXv
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As an HRC member, 🇮🇸 has repeatedly called for a comprehensive investigative mechanism for Afghanistan. Today, @UN_HRC stood firm with the Afghan people & took a vital step towards accountability. We must not let the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan become normalized.
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Fruitful discussions with FM Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttirin of Iceland @thorgkatrin. Our bilateral relations are warm and even closer after Finland became a member of NATO. The security of the Baltic and the Arctic are intertwined and we are committed to advancing them together
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In today's general debate of #2C, 🇮🇸PR @annajohannsd emphasized that human rights, gender equality and empowerment of all women & girls are essential preconditions for achieving the SDGs & thus a central concern for the work of the 2nd Committee #UNGA80 ➡️ https://t.co/e1FzWHNWHI
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At UNHCR ExCom 👇 🇮🇸 recognised the tireless work of UNHCR, its people and partners, in providing protection, assistance & durable solutions under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Efficient response not only requires political resolve but also reliable & flexible funding!
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Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs @elinavaltonen will meet Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir @thorgkatrin in Helsinki on 8 October. Press release ⬇️ https://t.co/jwza3BXGXp
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Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður...
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