Diplomatic Relations With Iceland

Solomon Islands Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Iceland

From the SI Mission in New York

Solomon Islands Ambassador, in New York, His Excellency, Collin Beck, signed and exchanged notes with Iceland Ambassador His Excellency Hjamar W Hanesson on Friday 19 2007 formally establishing relations between the two countries.

Following the brief ceremony, the two countries held bilateral discussions on possible areas of cooperation and agreed to work towards putting in place cooperative arrangements in two areas: Fisheries and Energy.

Iceland has one of the world’s most efficient Fisheries sectors and a lead nation in producing geothermal energy for its 309,000 population.

The two countries agreed to look at having Solomon Islanders joining international students studying in Iceland doing Fisheries and Geothermal Programmes respectively.

The two Ambassadors also agreed to have Icelandic geothermal experts to examine geothermal potential on some of the country’s volcanic islands.

Iceland has become 48th country to establish relations with Solomon Islands since independence and the third Scandinavian country and the eleventh European States that shares diplomatic ties with the country.

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