LANDSBANKI Guernsey customers hopeful of significant news on the their savings heard yesterday that Chief Minister Lyndon Trott had met the Icelandic finance minister and come away with his mobile phone number and an assurance that he would visit Guernsey.

But no more will be known about the recovery of the bank’s assets until later this week or early next.

Asked for an update on the situation, Deputy Trott told members that it was important any action by the States did not interfere with the work of the administrator.

On 22 October Deputy Trott (pictured) wrote to Icelandic minister of finance Arni Mathiesen seeking his endorsement of the assurance given for financial support by the parent of Landsbanki Guernsey.

This followed a similar request made on 13 October by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission to the Icelandic regulator.

Deputy Trott was in Helsinki on Tuesday to sign tax information exchange agreements with the Nordic nations and had met the finance minister after requesting to do so.