Due to the European Council summit that will be held in Reykjavík this spring, the ‘National Police Commissioner‘ has notified the Chief of the Police of the Nordic countries that assistance may formally be requested from the police agencies. Hundreds of police officers will provide security for the summit: this will be the Icelandic police’s most extensive task to date, as leaders of 46 states, delegations and security personnel are expected. President Volodimir Zelensky of Ukraine may be among those visiting Iceland. Karl Steinar Valsson, the chief officer of the National Police Commissioner, says that a lot of preliminary work is going on for a project that is both challenging and exciting. The meeting will take place at the ‘Harpa music and conference hall‘ in downtown Reykjavík and all the guests will be staying in hotels close by: most of the guests will land at Reykjavík Airport, a short drive to both hotels and Harpa, therefore the life of the average citizen in the capital area should not be heavily affected.
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