h3x
10-11-2006 23:10:36
So, I was reading an article about the DPRK agreeing to return to six-party talks on the Icelandic News. When I did a Google.is search for more news about the DPRK from Icelandic news sources...
Then I came across this
[quote68e66cbdc2]Norđur-kóreskir vísindamenn hafa fundiđ upp nýja tegund af plasti, sem opinber fréttastofa Norđur-Kóreu segir ađ sé alveg frábćrt. Međal annars er sagt ađ ţađ endist í meira en 50 ár.
Hmm... voru ţeir ekki ađ finna ţađ upp? Hvernig vita ţeir ţá hvađ ţađ endist lengi?
Annars Norđur-Kórea í 103. sćti á listanum yfir ungbarnadauđa eftir löndum. Ţar er ungbarnadauđi minni en í Kína, Egyptalandi, Tyrklandi ... helmingi minni en međaltal heimsins. Já, vissulega hangir Norđur-Kórea á horriminni, en ţađ hefur líklega sitt ađ segja ađ ţar er heilbrigđisţjónusta ókeypis, svo og skólaganga, leikskólar, húsnćđi og eitt og annađ af ţví sem nauđsynlegt telst.
Vináttufélög Norđur-Kóreu starfa í mörgum löndum. Samkvćmt ţessum lista er til dćmis slíkt félag á Íslandi. Um félagatöluna veit ég ekkert, og reyndar ekkert nema nafn ţess sem er gefinn upp sem fulltrúi félagsins á heimasíđum Norđur-Kóreumanna, bćđi á áđurnefndum lista yfir fulltrúa, og í tímaritinu Lodestar (PDF skjal, sjá síđu 9). Ţađ vćri athyglisvert ađ vita meira um ţetta félag.
Nú, meira um Norđur-Kóreu. Hún hefur diplómatísk samskipti viđ Ísland, í gegn um íslenska sendiráđiđ í Beijing og ţađ norđur-kóreska í Stokkhólmi (sjá Utanríkisráđuneytiđ Sendi- og rćđisskrifstofur). Fréttastofan KCNA hefur síđan flutt ýmsar fréttir af samskiptum ríkjanna, sem af einhverjum ástćđum hafa allar fariđ fram hjá mér í íslenskum fréttum. Ég mundi endurbirta ţćr hér í fullri lengd ef ţćr tćkju ekki of mikiđ pláss, svo ég vísa bara á ţćr í stađinn.[/quote68e66cbdc2]
The blogger provided links with the following excerpts
[quote68e66cbdc2]Iceland wishes to boost the relations with the DPRK and cooperate with it in the international arena, said Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, president of the Republic of Iceland, when receiving credentials from Jon In Chan, DPRK ambassador e.p. to Iceland, on June 15. The president appreciated the recent efforts to ease the tension and improve relations in and around the Korean peninsula.[/quote68e66cbdc2]
[quote68e66cbdc2]Pyongyang, June 19 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, on Sunday sent a message of greetings to president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson on the occasion of the National Day of Iceland. Kim in the message wished good health and happiness to the President of Iceland and prosperity to its people.[/quote68e66cbdc2]
What the hell? This happened less than 5 months ago, Iceland's president wants to boost relations with the DPRK and the DPRK wants to boost relations with the Republic of Iceland?
Other strange happenings
[quote68e66cbdc2]Pyongyang, July 3 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, on July 1 sent a congratulatory message to Olafur Ragnar Grimsson on his reelection as president of the Republic of Iceland. Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries will continue to develop on good terms, the message sincerely wished the president greater success in his responsible work for the country's stability and prosperity.[/quote68e66cbdc2]
This is the first time ever hearing of any relations with the DPRK... and now with the U.S. getting pissed off at Iceland for resuming whaling... Which side is Iceland going to take? I don't know... Maybe I'm overreacting. I doubt Iceland is going to be that hostile with the U.S., but it still makes me wonder... I'm sure the U.S. isn't happy about Iceland and the DPRK having diplomatic relations with eachother. ?
What do you guys think of this?