It is unlikely anything important will happen in the Icesave issue before British elections take place this spring. That is the opinion of Icelandic Independence Party leader Bjarni Benediktsson following London meetings with three British parliamentary committees. Read the full story

Iceland’s Finance Minister and the heads of the opposition Independence Party and Progressive Party will meet today with the banking ministers of the Netherlands and the UK. Read the full story

The five Nordic Ministers of Foreign Affairs will meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, today, 9 June. During their meeting the ministers will discuss the Stoltenberg report on Nordic foreign and security policy cooperation, commissioned by the ministers from former Norwegian Foreign Minister Stoltenberg. They will also discuss international issues such as the Middle-East, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Sri Lanka and North-Korea, climate change, the international economic and financial crisis and European issues, as Sweden takes over the presidency of the European Union in July. Read the full story

The annual meeting of Nordic Prime Ministers will take place this year in Egilsstadir, eastern Iceland on 14-15 June. Read the full story

Ossur Skarphedinsson, Iceland’s Foreign Minister had a meeting today in London with David Miliband, Britain’s Foreign Secretary.

According to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the ministers agreed on the need to conclude discussions over the issue of Icesave refunds in a way that satisfies all stakeholders in both nations as quickly as possible. Read the full story