Lögberg-Heimskringla - 10.03.2006, Blaðsíða 1

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NEW DELHI — On 27
February the Union Minister of
Commerce and Industry Kamal
Nath said that in view of the
diverse economic strengths of
India and Iceland, there is tre-
mendous scope for a mutually
beneficial economic and com-
mercial engagement between
the two countries. He was ad-
dressing the trade delegation
from Iceland, led by the Min-
ister of Education, Science &
Culture, Republic of Iceland,
Ms. Þorgerður Katrín Gunnars-
dóttir, here.
Speaking on the occasion,
Kamal Nath said that there is
an urgent need for the business
leaders of the two countries to
come closer for greater interac-
tion and business cooperation.
“Few people in India realize
that Iceland, situated close to
the Artic Circle, is a modern
and developed country with a
high standard of living. Indo-
Icelandic bilateral relations
have been warm and friendly,
but lacking in substantive con-
tent. Our trade has been negli-
gible — barely 17 million dol-
lars — completely in contrast
to the warm political relation-
ship we enjoy.
“India can offer top quality
products such as ready-made
garments, cotton made ups
and accessories, cotton yarn
and fabrics, man-made fibres,
drugs and pharmaceuticals,
fine chemicals and gems and
jewellery, to name a few. India
has also emerged as a force to
reckon with in the field of infor-
mation technology, IT-enabled
services, pharmaceuticals, re-
search and development, finan-
cial and accounting services and
health care. We can offer these
services to Iceland at competi-
tive rates,” he stressed.
Kamal Nath further said
that India and Iceland must also
initiate cooperation in some
high technology areas that
are Iceland’s strength such as
earthquake precursor studies,
hydrogen energy, advanced fish
processing and biotechnology.
Reprinted with permission
from JanSamachar.net
LÖGBERG-HEIMSKRINGLA
Lögberg stofnað 14. janúar 1888
Heimskringla stofnað 9. september 1886
Sameinuð 20. ágúst 1959
Friday 10 March 2006 • Number 5 / Númer 5 • Föstudagur 10. mars 2006
PHOTO COURTESY OF DIANE PALMASON
‘The Vigil’
A new sculpture by Robert
McDermott will honour Icelan-
dic fishermen and their families
in Blaine, WA / page 2
PHOTO COURTESY OF HANNES LÁRUSSON
Modern Raiders
Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir’s
“constellations” (above) as
well as paintings by Jón Ós-
kar are coming to the Univer-
sity of Manitoba’s Icelandic
Collection / page 16
Indo-Icelandic bilateral relations
have been warm and friendly
PHOTO: DAVID JÓN FULLER
Giving back to
the community
After teaching for 31
years, Arborg Mayor Randy
Sigurdson was proud to take
on a new role / page 7
Risk level 2
in Iceland
due to bird
flu in Sweden
unnecessary
PHOTO: MORGUNBLAÐIÐ / ÁRNI SÆBERG
Jarle Reiersen
REYKJAVÍK — Jarle Rei-
ersen, veterinarian of poultry
disease with the Agriculture In-
stitute, who sits on the reaction
group of the Institute for bird
flu, says there is no need to go
to risk level 2 due to the disease,
though tufted ducks have been
discerned with a serious variant
form of bird flu in Sweden.
In an interview with Mor-
gunblaðið Online in late Feb-
ruary, Jarle Reiersen said that
this bird stock does not fly to
Iceland and there is little dan-
ger it will come to Iceland. The
country will not go to risk level
2 because it would be an ex-
tremely expensive and difficult
undertaking for poultry farmers.
If the flu is discerned in Britain,
on the other hand, that risk level
will be declared without delay.
Preparation now stands by
to go to risk level 2 but that im-
plies sheltering all poultry ani-
mals, and an order would have
to be given out concerning this.
General disease control regula-
tions would be tightened.
Reprinted from Morgun-
blaðið with permission. Trans-
lated by David Jón Fuller.
Though the CPR line no longer uses this station, it’s still an important stop for visitors to
the Town of Arborg. Find out more about the community starting on page 6
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