To a round of applause, Mr Tiny KOX thanked Ms Katrín JAKOBSDÓTTIR, Prime Minister of Iceland for her leadership in the presidency of the Council of Europe over the past six months, as well as Ms Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð GYLFADÓTTIR, the Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the more than excellent ambassador in Strasbourg, Ms Ragnhildur ARNLJÓTSDÓTTIR, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the Council of Europe. Ms JAKOBSDÓTTIR added that she was amazing. Mr KOX agreed, and asked for the message to be conveyed that she had done a great job. He also thanked the Standing Committee, who had wanted to show the parliamentary dimension of the Council of Europe. Ms JAKOBSDÓTTIR said that she met Ms Despina CHATZIVASSILIOU-TSOVILIS, the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and Mr Tiny KOX in November, just after they had taken over the presidency. While it was absolutely clear that there was going to be a meeting of the Standing Committee in Iceland, and then that they were going to have a prize named after Ms Vigdís Finnbogadóttir on women’s empowerment, she said that everybody said it was going to be very complicated. Yet, she said to look where they were. The leadership at the Parliamentary Assembly had amazing people doing amazing work, and she thanked them. 6. Other business None 7. Next Meeting Riga, 26 May 2023 Mr KOX announced that the Standing Committee was closed. Everybody was invited to go outside the beautiful Parliament of Iceland for a picture. He also thanked the interpreters and the staff who did a great job.

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