National Security Council Established
Foreign Minister Lilja Alfreðsdóttir’s bill on the establishment of a National Security Council was passed at Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, yesterday. The council will be responsible for Iceland’s policy on national security and will be chaired by the prime minister.
The legislation will take immediate effect and has hence been established, ruv.is reports.
“This is historical news. For the first time in the history of the republic, a national security policy and national security council have been established, which will review security issues and the miscellaneous challenges we face comprehensively,” Lilja said in a statement.
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