British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Iceland yesterday to attend the Northern Future Forum, thus becoming the first British Premier to officially visit Iceland since it gained independence in 1944.
The Northern Future Forum is an annual, informal meeting of prime ministers and experts from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, UK, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania, taking place in Reykjavík. The venue focuses on how to improve the standard of living in the participating countries.
At his arrival at Reykjavík airport, the British PM was driven to the parliament building where he exchanged a few words with his Icelandic counterpart, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, before heading to dinner with the other Premieres.
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Iceland yesterday to attend the Northern Future Forum, thus becoming the first British Premier to officially visit Iceland since it gained independence in 1944.
The Northern Future Forum is an annual, informal meeting of prime ministers and experts from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, UK, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania, taking place in Reykjavík. The venue focuses on how to improve the standard of living in the participating countries.
At his arrival at Reykjavík airport, the British PM was driven to the parliament building where he exchanged a few words with his Icelandic counterpart, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, before heading to dinner with the other Premieres.
