Criticism on Iceland's Whaling 18. október 2006 15:26 Áhöfnin á Dröfn gerir klát fyrir Hvalveiðar. FRÉTTABLAÐIÐ/VILHELM The world press has come down hard on Iceland reccomencing commercial whaling as of today. Press both in America and Europe have published articles on the issue with quotes from wildlife and nature associations around the world. Representatives of the Icelandic Foreign Ministry met with all the Ambassadors in Iceland yesterday to present Iceland's view on the mater. Both the British and US Ambassadors announced their respective countries strong disapproval of whaling. The only positive responses were from the Greenlandic government and from the Arctic Union. The BBC website had a poll on the matter. Icelandic whaling vessel Hvalur 9 left on a hunting trip this morning and is still at sea. News News in English Mest lesið Ökumaður bifhjólsins látinn Innlent Ógeðsleg aðkoma að íbúðinni eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Ísland leggur til fólk í finnskar herstöðvar Innlent Alvarlegt mótorhjólaslys og Miklubraut lokað Innlent „Nú verður að hafa hraðar hendur“ Innlent Óska eftir vitnum: Missti stjórn og hafnaði á vegriði Innlent Ljóstruðu upp um heimilisfang sænska forsætisráðherrans á Strava Erlent Dettifoss vélarvana úti á ballarhafi Innlent Hæstiréttur hafnar Hvammsvirkjun Innlent „Það er enginn svartur listi hjá okkur“ Innlent
The world press has come down hard on Iceland reccomencing commercial whaling as of today. Press both in America and Europe have published articles on the issue with quotes from wildlife and nature associations around the world. Representatives of the Icelandic Foreign Ministry met with all the Ambassadors in Iceland yesterday to present Iceland's view on the mater. Both the British and US Ambassadors announced their respective countries strong disapproval of whaling. The only positive responses were from the Greenlandic government and from the Arctic Union. The BBC website had a poll on the matter. Icelandic whaling vessel Hvalur 9 left on a hunting trip this morning and is still at sea.
News News in English Mest lesið Ökumaður bifhjólsins látinn Innlent Ógeðsleg aðkoma að íbúðinni eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Ísland leggur til fólk í finnskar herstöðvar Innlent Alvarlegt mótorhjólaslys og Miklubraut lokað Innlent „Nú verður að hafa hraðar hendur“ Innlent Óska eftir vitnum: Missti stjórn og hafnaði á vegriði Innlent Ljóstruðu upp um heimilisfang sænska forsætisráðherrans á Strava Erlent Dettifoss vélarvana úti á ballarhafi Innlent Hæstiréttur hafnar Hvammsvirkjun Innlent „Það er enginn svartur listi hjá okkur“ Innlent