Iceland's Prime Minister To Skip Meeting With VP Mike Pence

[tulc]

Iceland's Prime Minister To Skip Meeting With VP Mike Pence

The top leader of Iceland said she will miss a visit to her tiny North Atlantic nation by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence next month in favor of speaking at a trade union conference in Sweden.

Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said "prior commitments" will keep her from meeting with Pence in early September. She is scheduled to address the Council of Nordic Trade Unions' annual meeting in Malmo, Sweden, on Sept. 3. Pence arrivesSept. 4 en route to the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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[Messerve]

It's a very odd development... In the beginning it sounded like it was just an offhand comment meant to be a joke.

Personally I don't feel like there should be any reason for holding a grudge against Trump or Pence for making that (albeit outlandish) offer. I mean all they have to say is no, as they have, and move on.

There's no true indication that they're avoiding Pence, but if they are because of that whole topic it's childish of them. I'm fairly confident if another country offered to buy the US, which would most definitely be no, US leaders would still be willing to meet with them on other matters...

We'll see. I'm really curious how this will pan out.

 

[Brightmoon]

It's a very odd development... In the beginning it sounded like it was just an offhand comment meant to be a joke.

Personally I don't feel like there should be any reason for holding a grudge against Trump or Pence for making that (albeit outlandish) offer. I mean all they have to say is no, as they have, and move on.

There's no true indication that they're avoiding Pence, but if they are because of that whole topic it's childish of them. I'm fairly confident if another country offered to buy the US, which would most definitely be no, US leaders would still be willing to meet with them on other matters...

We'll see. I'm really curious how this will pan out.

she had a prior commitment so she couldn’t meet with Pence. The Donald is the one who canceled in a huff

 

[Albion]

she had a prior commitment so she couldn’t meet with Pence.

In this case, PM Jakobsdottir may be telling the truth.