Keti Koti, ‘de ketenen zijn verbroken’. Pas als we onze geschiedenis kennen, kunnen we helen en een gezamenlijke toekomst vormen. Vandaag leren we, herdenken we en vieren we vrijheid.

Dominique Kuhling Erik Weststrate 🇳🇱🇪🇺 Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 graciously organized farewell lunch 4 Astrid Harz w/ colleagues & partners highlighting priorities of ambassador's work in 🇳🇱: excellent bilateral ties, Western Balkans, multilateralism, gender equality, Holocaust remembrance & 🇦🇹chair Leiden University - Faculty of Humanities.

Latest: An analysis of open source evidence, as well as multiple missile experts, have pointed to a Russian launched Kh-101 cruise missile being the weapon that struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv bellingcat.com/news/2024/07/0…

📸 Vandaag hadden wij een officiële ontmoeting met Minister van Landbouw uit Azerbeidzjan, Majnum Mammadov, en zijn delegatie. Tijdens deze ontmoeting werd er o.a. gesproken over de mogelijkheden in tuinbouw en zaadveredeling 🌱. We wensen hem veel inspiratie bij de andere

Today is the International Day for Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 #Srebrenica Genocide. Our thoughts are with the more than 8000 victims and their loved ones. It is crucial to keep remembering this atrocity.

We commemorate that 10 years ago today, a Russian BUK surface-to-air missile brought down Flight #MH17 298 innocent people lost their lives, 196 from The Netherlands This brings back very painful memories to the next of kin Justice will prevail. ⬇️ consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…

Congratulations to Magdalena Grono for her appointment as EUSR in #SouthCaucasus. Looking forward to close cooperation with EUSR Grono and her team!

Most sincere congratulations to H E Ambassador Alle Dorhout on start of diplomatic mission in 🇺🇦! I am confident that during this challenging time for 🇺🇦 and for whole Europe we will continue to do our utmost to strengthen 🇺🇦-🇳🇱 cooperation and to protect common 🇪🇺 values.

The courage of Ukrainians in the face of unbelievable hardship inspires not just me, but countless others in the Netherlands. On Ukrainian Independence Day, I say: Z dnem nezalezhnosti Ukrayino. Slava Ukraini! #StandWithUkraine

As we gather in New York, Ukrainians are bracing for one of their toughest winters yet. For #Ukraine to endure, it needs energy. At today's meeting with G7 Foreign Ministers and partners, including Ukraine's Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦, I stressed that we must join forces to provide this. 1/2

In Baku today. Constructive and frank conversations on our 🇳🇱🇦🇿 bilateral relations, the South Caucasus region and international affairs with Mammad_Ahmadzada and Hikmet Hajiyev. Thank you both for the warm welcome! Netherlands in Azerbaijan

Long day in Tbilisi, meeting with our embassy staff, civil society representatives and a frank conversation with my colleague in the Georgian MFA about EU-Georgia relations and the upcoming elections. Plus a good talk with some very engaged young 🇬🇪 people. Meline Arakelian

Honoured to host the Dutch delegation in FOB Ijevan, including Erik Weststrate 🇳🇱🇪🇺, Director Europe at Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 and Marieke Monroy, Ambassador to Armenia NL Embassy Armenia. Our monitors provided an overview of their work, highlighting their efforts to contribute to human security. 🇳🇱🇪🇺

In the government program, the Netherlands has committed to supporting Armenia. In this framework I visited Yerevan to discuss with Armen Grigoryan, Vahan Kostanyan, Paruyr Hovhannisyan and Samvel Mkrtchian how we can partner in that. 🇳🇱🤝🏼🇦🇲 NL Embassy Armenia

The lasting peace between #Azerbaijan and #Armenia would contribute enormously to prosperity of the South #Caucasus and the stability of #Europe - #IDDTalks to Erik Weststrate 🇳🇱🇪🇺, Director for Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the #Netherlands 👇 youtu.be/7HRRgOyDriY?si…

Ich freue mich, NRW-Minister Nathanael Liminski kennengelernt zu haben. Die grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit mit NRW hat für die Niederlande besondere Relevanz. Wir sprachen über unsere umfassenden Wirtschaftsbeziehungen und das gemeinsame Wissenschaftsprojekt Einstein-Teleskop. 1/2

With the Growth Plan for #Moldova we reaffirm the EU commitment to Moldova’s security, peace and prosperity. The €1.8bn Plan will strengthen the country's economy and drive further progress on fundamental and socio-economic reforms. Moldova’s future is in the EU.

Exercise IRONWOLF is underway in 🇱🇹! For the first time led by a Dutch 🇳🇱 Commander, LTC Bas Schillemans, NATO's #MNBGLTU is training to strengthen the Eastern Flank. With 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇧🇪🇨🇿🇱🇺🇳🇴🇱🇹 partners, we stand united on the Alliance' Eastern Flank to deter and, if necessary, defend

The necessary reforms, especially on rule of law, are fundamental for Albania’s EU ambitions. It is now entering a new, important and demanding phase in the accession process, where persisting challenges need to be addressed. We support Albania in this journey where possible. 2/2