Iceland's Green PM Jakobsdóttir on Nato membership

Iceland's Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir says she does not believe Iceland should be a member of Nato but that her government would follow the country's existing national security policy of which Nato membership was a "cornerstone".

She told Hardtalk's Shaun Ley this was a "compromise" with her coalition partners.

Ms Jakobsdóttir became Iceland's prime minister after her Left-Green Movement secured a coalition deal in 2017. She has pledged to make Iceland carbon neutral by 2040.

Watch the full interview on Thursday 9 May on BBC World News and on Friday 10 May 2019 on the BBC News Channel or watch again on BBC iPlayer (UK only).

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