NICOLA Sturgeon has met the prime minister of Iceland at Bute House for talks on areas of mutual interest.
The First Minister and Katrin Jakobsdottir discussed gender equality, sustainable tourism and climate change during the meeting.
The pair are also due to speak at the Wellbeing Economy Governments group, which is part of the OECD World Forum, tomorrow.
Iceland has been independent for 75 years and is not a member of the EU.
In February, during an interview with BBC Scotland's The Nine, Jakobsdottir said Scotland too could "absolutely" be an independent country.
Jakobsdottir said: “In Iceland we have 360,000 people so I often get asked when I’m travelling abroad ‘You’re an independent nation, do you have your own language'. So in these issues I don’t think size matters.”
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