Icelandic president says he wants to focus on fisheries, language protection in Iceland’s first state visit to Canada since 2000

Icelandic President Guðni Jóhannesson and his wife Eliza Reid, who's originally from Ashton, Ont., are on a three-day state visit to Halifax, St. John's, and Toronto.

Whit Fraser, left, Iceland's President Guðni Jóhannesson, Governor General Mary Simon, and Eliza Reid, pictured May 29, 2023, at Rideau Hall. 'Overall, I expect the visit to strengthen yet further the good relationship between Iceland and Canada,' Jóhannesson told The Hill Times in a phone interview from Reykjavik last week. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY PAUL PARK

May 29, 2023

The president of Iceland says he's hoping his state visit to Ontario and the Atlantic provinces, from May 29-June 1, solidifies the long relationship between Canada and his country. He said he expects to concentrate on fisheries and language protection, two topics both natio...

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