Katrín Júlíusdóttir

Industry minister Katrín Júlíusdóttir said at the end of today’s government meeting the likelihood is that an agreement on the Magma issue will be reached in the coming days. “Yes, very much so, we’re getting close to [a solution]. It could happen today, or in the next few days.”

She went on to say that no rift has formed in the government as a result of the sale of natural energy resources to Magma Energy. “This rift, which has been fabricated by the media, does not exist, and we are reaching an agreement.”

Asked about the extent of the disagreement, Katrín said that the majority parties are focussing on different aspects of the issue. “The rift is not as deep, of course we have our different priorities on the issue, but on the fundamentals we are on the same page.”

At the end of the government meeting, another meeting began at the government offices. Prime minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, finance minister Steingrímur J. Sigfússon and minister for economic affairs Gylfi Magnússon were all in attendance.

Source: mbl.is
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