Estonia–Iceland relations

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Estonia–Iceland relations
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Estonia-Iceland relations are the bilateral relations between Estonia and Iceland. Iceland was the first country to re-recognized Estonia's independence on August 22, 1991. [1] According to Lennart Meri "Iceland has a great role in changing the world in 1991 as an icebreaker, because Iceland reminded everyone of lost values". Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 26, 1991. [2] Estonia is represented in Iceland through its embassy in Oslo (Norway) and an honorary consulate in Reykjavik. Iceland is represented in Estonia through its embassy in Helsinki (Finland).

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Both countries are full members of NATO, of Joint Expeditionary Force of the Council of Europe and of the Council of the Baltic Sea States.

High level visits

High-level visits from Estonia to Iceland

In September 1999, president Lennart Meri made a state visit to Iceland. [3]

In 2010, president Toomas Hendrik Ilves and his wife Evelin Ilves made a state visit to Iceland. [4]

In May 2018, prime minister Jüri Ratas visited Iceland and met with prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson. [5]

High-level visits from Iceland to Estonia

In June 1998, president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and his wife Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir made a state visit to Estonia along with foreign minister Halldór Ásgrímsson. [6]

In June 2018, president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and first lady Eliza Reid visited Estonia. [7]

In August 2021, the speaker of the Icelandic Parliament, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, was a honor guest at Estonia's 30th independence anniversary. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aldarlöng vinátta Eistlands og Íslands". Government of Iceland (in Icelandic). 22 February 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Íslendingar koma á stjórnmálasambandi fyrstir þjóða". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 August 1991. pp. 52, 23, 24–27, 29. Retrieved 11 November 2025– via Tímarit.is. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Eistlendingar munu aldrei gleyma því er Íslendingar réttu hjálparhönd". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 September 1999. p. 6. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Forseti Eistlands í opinbera heimsókn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 June 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Forsætisráðherra Eistlands heimsækir Alþingi". Alþingi (in Icelandic). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hlýhugur Eista birtist í hlýjum móttökum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 June 1998. p. 22. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Sunna Kristín Hilmarsdóttir (20 June 2018). "Guðni og Eliza í opinbera heimsókn til Eistlands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Markús Þ. Þórhallsson (20 August 2021). "Steingrímur heiðursgestur í sjálfstæðisafmæli Eistlands". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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