Day: October 12, 2006

Former Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev came to Iceland yesterday in relation to the 20th anniversary of his meeting with former US President Ronald Reagan.

The Euro 2008 qualifying match in Iceland yesterday was exciting throughout, both teams played well, but Sweden went away as winners.

Icelandic Prime Minister, Geir H. Haarde, and Foreign Minister, Valgerdur Sverrisdóttir, met US Foreign Minister Condoleezza Rice in Washington DC yesterday.

Davíd Oddsson, manager of the Central Bank in Iceland and former Prime Minister, said yesterday that he does not believe that the former Foreign Minister’s phone was tapped.

The revenue measure rose by 3.7 per cent to 42.4 of GDP in 2005, which is the highest increase out of 15 countries included in OECD’s annual report.

The Icelandic Wrestling Association celebrated the Day of Wrestling for the second time last Tuesday. It was celebrated with wrestling matches in all corners of the country.