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 „Þeir sem búa í glerhúsi ættu að spara grjótkastið“ Innlent Átta ára fangelsi í sögulegu fíkniefnamáli Innlent Skólaþorpið í Laugardal: Syðri innkeyrslunni lokað og 256 bílastæði fjarlægð Innlent „Hún er albesti vinur minn“ Innlent Stigmögnunin heldur áfram Erlent Hvað vitum við um Leó páfa? Erlent Einn rólegur, annar afar ósáttur Innlent „Svik við lögreglumannastéttina“ og slái hann „mjög illa“ Innlent Norðmenn undirbúi sig undir möguleg stríðsátök Erlent Lá alblóðugur á gangstétt eftir að hafa komist undan árás æskuvinarins 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 „Þeir sem búa í glerhúsi ættu að spara grjótkastið“ Innlent Átta ára fangelsi í sögulegu fíkniefnamáli Innlent Skólaþorpið í Laugardal: Syðri innkeyrslunni lokað og 256 bílastæði fjarlægð Innlent „Hún er albesti vinur minn“ Innlent Stigmögnunin heldur áfram Erlent Hvað vitum við um Leó páfa? Erlent Einn rólegur, annar afar ósáttur Innlent „Svik við lögreglumannastéttina“ og slái hann „mjög illa“ Innlent Norðmenn undirbúi sig undir möguleg stríðsátök Erlent Lá alblóðugur á gangstétt eftir að hafa komist undan árás æskuvinarins Innlent