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 Ný kosningaspá: Sjö flokkar sem næðu inn manni Innlent „Ég sé eftir því að nokkru leyti“ Innlent „Talandi um að skila ekki til samfélagsins“ Innlent Svona gullhnullungar finnast hvergi lengur nema í Grænlandi Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar kjósa sér nýtt þing Innlent Fjölmenn lögregluaðgerð á Ísafirði Innlent „Er ekki hægt að hafa sér þátt fyrir hann?“ Innlent „Ég mun deyja á þessari hæð“ Innlent Ósennilegar skýringar á því hvernig DNA endaði á kynfærum Innlent Grænlendingar fagna nýjum alþjóðaflugvelli Erlent
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 Ný kosningaspá: Sjö flokkar sem næðu inn manni Innlent „Ég sé eftir því að nokkru leyti“ Innlent „Talandi um að skila ekki til samfélagsins“ Innlent Svona gullhnullungar finnast hvergi lengur nema í Grænlandi Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar kjósa sér nýtt þing Innlent Fjölmenn lögregluaðgerð á Ísafirði Innlent „Er ekki hægt að hafa sér þátt fyrir hann?“ Innlent „Ég mun deyja á þessari hæð“ Innlent Ósennilegar skýringar á því hvernig DNA endaði á kynfærum Innlent Grænlendingar fagna nýjum alþjóðaflugvelli Erlent