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 Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent Erlendur ferðamaður féll í Brúará Innlent Slævandi lyf og lágt sætisbak dráttarvélar orsakir banaslyss Innlent „Erum ekki dúkkur sem Snorri getur sagt fyrir verkum“ Innlent Stafræn skírteini hætta í símaveskjum Innlent Íbúar leiti réttar síns vegna flautsins: „Þetta er lýðheilsuógn“ Innlent Fær bætur 45 árum eftir föðurmissinn: „Varð eiginlega tíu ára aftur“ Innlent Ein á móti rýmkuðu sorgarleyfi Innlent Dæmdur í 21 árs fangelsi fyrir að nauðga tugum skjólstæðinga Erlent Ásthildur Lóa skammar þingheim 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 Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent Erlendur ferðamaður féll í Brúará Innlent Slævandi lyf og lágt sætisbak dráttarvélar orsakir banaslyss Innlent „Erum ekki dúkkur sem Snorri getur sagt fyrir verkum“ Innlent Stafræn skírteini hætta í símaveskjum Innlent Íbúar leiti réttar síns vegna flautsins: „Þetta er lýðheilsuógn“ Innlent Fær bætur 45 árum eftir föðurmissinn: „Varð eiginlega tíu ára aftur“ Innlent Ein á móti rýmkuðu sorgarleyfi Innlent Dæmdur í 21 árs fangelsi fyrir að nauðga tugum skjólstæðinga Erlent Ásthildur Lóa skammar þingheim Innlent