145th legislative session 2015-2016.
Parliamentary document 1166 — Case no. 327.
no. 26/145.
4. To ensure that the 1951 defence agreement between Iceland and the
United States continues to provide for Iceland’s defence, and that
cooperation between the two countries continues to be developed on
the basis of the agreement, which takes account of military threats and
other risks where mutual defence and security interests are at stake.
5. To develop and strengthen still further the cooperation among the
Nordic countries on security and defence, and other regional
cooperation, and participation in international cooperation in this field.
6. To ensure that Iceland has the defence infrastructure, equipment,
capacity, and expertise needed both to respond to the challenges facing
the country in connection with security and defence and to honour its
international commitments.
7. To ensure that the Government’s policy on civil protection and
security, which is formulated by the Protection and Civil Security
Council, is an integral part of the national security policy, and that
consideration is given therein to threats related to climate change,
natural disasters, food safety and security, health safety issues, and
epidemics.
8. To ensure increased cyber security through continued development of
Iceland’s internal capacity and cooperation with other countries.
9. To ensure that Government policies take into account other threats that
require full attention, such as terrorism, organised crime, and threats to
financial and economic security.
10. To ensure that Iceland and its territorial waters are declared free from
nuclear weapons, subject to Iceland’s international commitments, with
the aim of promoting disarmament and peace on Iceland’s part.
11. To ensure, by special legislation, the establishment of a National
Security Council that will carry out regular assessments of the current
situation and the outlook for security and defence issues, monitor
compliance with the national security policy, reflect the broad vision
of national security as presented in the policy, and review the policy at
intervals of no more than five years.
Approved by the Parliament of Iceland on 13 April 2016.
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