The 67-year-old president emphased in Expo 2010 that there are five areas of cooperation worthy of further exploration between Iceland and China: One is represented by clean geothermal energy cooperation; Second, import and export trade as represented by fisheries; Third, seismic monitoring and the after-earthquake, rescue techniques and equipment exchange; forth, the ice monitoring relationship with global climate change research among Iceland and China; Fifth, a series of cooperation. focus on the future of new trade routes across the Arctic Ocea.

"Of course, tourism is another worthy area of cooperation. Compared to China, sparsely populated but rich Icelandic landscape type is presented in a completely different world. Next year is the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Iceland and China, and we look forward to welcome more Chinese tourists." Grimsson invited more Chinese to visit Iceland.

In the same time, the president suggested that the development of geothermal power would give China's tourism industry a new dimension of health-treatment spas, and so on. Global Times

这位67岁的总统强调，在五大领域的合作值得冰中两国深入探索：一是以地热为代表的清洁能源 的合作；二是以渔业为代表的进出口贸易；三是有关地震监控与震后营救技术和设备的交流；四是对两国代表性冰川的监测及其与全球气候变化关系的研究；五是着 眼于今后穿越北冰洋的新贸易航线可以开展的一系列合作。

“上述领域的深入合作，不仅对冰中两国，对全球都将产生深远影响。”格里姆松说。

“当然还有旅游业。相比中国，人烟稀少而地貌类型丰富的冰岛呈现的是一个完全不同的世界。明年是冰中两国建交40周年，我们盼望着迎来更多的中国旅游者。”格里姆松发出邀请。新华网