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Iceland First European Country to Sign Free Trade Agreement with China.

A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Iceland and China was signed on 15 April 2013 in Beijing by Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland, and Mr. Gao Hucheng, Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China,

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Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST) Joins the UN University Network - 16.5.2013

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Össur Skarphéðinsson

Össur Skarphéðinsson

  • Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade since 1 February 2009
  • Minister of Industry 2007 - 2009
  • Minister for Nordic Co-operation 25 May 2007 - 10 June 2008
  • Member of the Icelandic Parliament (the Althingi) since 1991

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