Strong support for Ukraine is the most important security issue facing Iceland and Europe, the country’s Foreign Ministry said.
The Icelandic Parliament – the Althing – overwhelmingly approved a resolution on long-term support for Ukraine for 2024-2028. The Icelandic Foreign Ministry announced this yesterday.
“Strong support for Ukraine is the most important security issue facing Iceland and Europe. The international legal system in which our security and standard of living are under threat due to Russia’s brutal aggression in Ukraine .Therefore, we must do our part to protect Ukraine in a decisive and concrete way,” said Iceland’s Foreign Minister Thordis Gylfadottir.
The approved resolution aims to support independence, sovereignty, borders, civilian safety, humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Ukraine.
“This proposal and the corresponding budget allocations lay a solid foundation for our targeted support for Ukraine,” said the head of the Icelandic Foreign Ministry.
Earlier it became known that the Icelandic government will allocate about 2 million euros for shells for Ukraine as part of the Czech initiative. Iceland also allocated about 500 thousand euros for the purchase of equipment for Ukrainian military personnel.
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