Iceland Will Not Resume EU Membership Talks, Foreign Minister Says in Letter

Iceland will not resume European Union membership talks, Foreign Minister Şorgerğur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir told the bloc in a letter. The letter, addressed to the European Commission, outlines the government's decision to keep the country outside the EU, citing the need to prioritize other international partnerships and domestic policy goals. The move ends speculation that the island nation might revisit its EU application, which was frozen in 2013.