Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, speaks during the 64th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 26, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, speaks during the 64th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 26, 2009.

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  1. Prime Ministers from the Nordic and Baltic regions pose at a news conference after attending a Nordic-Baltic Prime Minister's meeting in Stockholm October 26, 2009. The prime ministers are (from L to R) Estonia's Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Denmark's Lars Loekke Rasmussen, Finland's Matti Vanhanen (back), Iceland's Johanna Sigurdardottir, Sweden's Fredrik Reinfeldt, Norway's Jens Stoltenberg, Lithuania's Andrius Kubilius and Latvia's Valdis Dombrovskis.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Thelma Hermannsdottir of Iceland competes during the second day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at O2 Arena on October 14, 2009 in London, England.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Aleksandr Balandin of Russia and Viktor Kristmannsson of Iceland compete during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at O2 Arena on October 13, 2009 in London, England.
  4. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, speaks on a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.

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