54% Want to End Defense Agreement with US 20. júní 2006 12:48 According to the results of a Gallup poll sponsored by Social Democrat MP Helgi Hjörvar, 53.9% of the Icelanders surveyed are in favour of Iceland terminating its defence agreement with the US. 24.8% were against the idea, while 21% had no opinion. The survey comes in the wake of an announcement from the US State Department earlier this spring that the NATO base in Keflavík would be severely downsized. The defence agreement between the two countries - wherein the US pledges to provide for Iceland's defence - still stands, however, and talks are currently underway to work out how this agreement will now be upheld. Minister of Foreign Affairs Valgerður Sverrisdóttir has already said that the defence agreement will not be suspended while talks are ongoing. - pfn News News in English Mest lesið Stúlka í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent Stóra tjaldið fellt og hætt við brennuna vegna óveðurs Innlent „Það var töluvert verra veður en spáin sagði“ Innlent Að bugast á hálf nöktum ferðamönnum og beita sektum Erlent Stúlka flutt á sjúkrahús eftir fall í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent „Fordæmalaus hitabylgja“ leikur Skandínava grátt Erlent „Varla gangfær“ og „skulfu eins og hríslur“ Innlent Klíndu límmiðum á Ormsson sem versla ekki einu sinni við Rapyd Innlent „Manneskja sem er komin á þetta plan hlýtur að vera rökþrota“ Innlent Herjólfur siglir ekki meira í dag Innlent
According to the results of a Gallup poll sponsored by Social Democrat MP Helgi Hjörvar, 53.9% of the Icelanders surveyed are in favour of Iceland terminating its defence agreement with the US. 24.8% were against the idea, while 21% had no opinion. The survey comes in the wake of an announcement from the US State Department earlier this spring that the NATO base in Keflavík would be severely downsized. The defence agreement between the two countries - wherein the US pledges to provide for Iceland's defence - still stands, however, and talks are currently underway to work out how this agreement will now be upheld. Minister of Foreign Affairs Valgerður Sverrisdóttir has already said that the defence agreement will not be suspended while talks are ongoing. - pfn
News News in English Mest lesið Stúlka í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent Stóra tjaldið fellt og hætt við brennuna vegna óveðurs Innlent „Það var töluvert verra veður en spáin sagði“ Innlent Að bugast á hálf nöktum ferðamönnum og beita sektum Erlent Stúlka flutt á sjúkrahús eftir fall í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent „Fordæmalaus hitabylgja“ leikur Skandínava grátt Erlent „Varla gangfær“ og „skulfu eins og hríslur“ Innlent Klíndu límmiðum á Ormsson sem versla ekki einu sinni við Rapyd Innlent „Manneskja sem er komin á þetta plan hlýtur að vera rökþrota“ Innlent Herjólfur siglir ekki meira í dag Innlent