Reopening of the Bilateral Icelandic Embassy in Vienna

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: September 19, 2022; 20:59 ♦ (Vindobona)

As a part of the reopening of the bilateral Icelandic Embassy in Vienna, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg met with his Icelandic counterpart Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir. Aside from bilateral issues, Iceland's upcoming presidency of the Council of Europe and the security situation in Europe were also discussed.

Iceland's Foreign Minister Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir (l.) and Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (r.). / Picture: © BMEIA Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres / Gruber / Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

Iceland's Foreign Minister Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir is in Vienna in part because the Icelandic Embassy in Vienna has now been restored to the status of a bilateral embassy under a new presidential decree on embassies, standing committees at international organizations and consulates. She will also attend the opening reception of an exhibition of works by sixteen…