The President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is currently participating in the Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk on the Arctic coast of Russia, where he has met with other world leaders to discuss issues facing the Arctic, including global climate change.
Guðni: Iceland is also very cool
At a joint forum with Putin and Sauli Niinisto, the President of Finland, the Finnish president made an appeal for the countries in the Arctic to remain calm and cool, thus providing an ideal atmosphere for solving common problems. When Guðni was asked for a comment by the moderator, Putin jumped in, but Guðni added that Iceland is also very cool
Guðni then remarked that it was difficult to seat two presidents of countries more dissimilar in size and power next to one another, Putin and himself: Putin, presiding over the greatest landmass on Earth, while he was the president of a small island in the middle of the ocean which even lacked a military. We have a better soccer team, though Guðni added, to laughter in the audience.
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Guðni could use the same joke on US President Donald Trump: Iceland is currently ranked no 23 in the FIFA world rankings, while the US is ranked no 30. The Russian national men's football team is all the way down at no 60.
The President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is currently participating in the Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk on the Arctic coast of Russia, where he has met with other world leaders to discuss issues facing the Arctic, including global climate change.
Guðni: Iceland is also very cool
At a joint forum with Putin and Sauli Niinisto, the President of Finland, the Finnish president made an appeal for the countries in the Arctic to remain calm and cool, thus providing an ideal atmosphere for solving common problems. When Guðni was asked for a comment by the moderator, Putin jumped in, but Guðni added that Iceland is also very cool
Guðni then remarked that it was difficult to seat two presidents of countries more dissimilar in size and power next to one another, Putin and himself: Putin, presiding over the greatest landmass on Earth, while he was the president of a small island in the middle of the ocean which even lacked a military. We have a better soccer team, though Guðni added, to laughter in the audience.
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Guðni could use the same joke on US President Donald Trump: Iceland is currently ranked no 23 in the FIFA world rankings, while the US is ranked no 30. The Russian national men's football team is all the way down at no 60.
