Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Norway, views are my own.
Oslo, Norway
Joined July 2013
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Norway more than doubles our support for Ukraine, to approximately 8 billion EUR this year.
Europe must do more. I am pleased about the unanimous support from the Norwegian parliament behind this decision.
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It wasn’t a bad day for 🇺🇸 diplomacy - it was disastrous. And it follows a string of disasters from caving in to 🇷🇺 demands before talks, over the shameful 🇺🇳 vote and Trump’s talk of Zelenskyy as ”dictator”. 🇺🇸 is burning credibility - bad for us all. thehill.com/homenews/house/5…
Sjoerd Smit retweeted
Dear @ZelenskyyUa, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
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Today we commemorate Boris Nemtsov, a prominent Russian politician, anti-corruption activist and opposition leader, who was brutally gunned down near the Kremlin on February 27, 2015. 1/2
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Vi går nå inn i en helt avgjørende fase i vår tids største sikkerhetspolitiske drama.
Jeg skriver om den intense diplomatiske aktiviteten som nå pågår foran mulige fredsforhandlinger om Ukraina i E24. e24.no/internasjonal-oekonom…
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It’s certainly an innovative approach to a negotiation to make very major concessions even before they have started. Not even Chamberlain went that low in 1938. That Munich ended very bad anyhow.
Solid men skremmende analyse i @aftenposten. Trump 2.0 sitt USA er et autoritært og samtidig populistisk oligarki med fascistiske islett. aftenposten.no/meninger/kron…
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Moving ceremony for a timely commemoration !
National Commemoration of Holocaust at the Akershus Fortress quay in memory of the deported Jews of Norway. Thank you @HLsenteret for keeping their memory alive and to the Mayor of Oslo Mrs. Anne Lindboe for a powerful message.
#WeRememder #HolocaustRemembranceDay
Outraged by the news that the Rapid Support Forces have destroyed the Sultan Ali Dinar Palace in El Fasher, #darfur #sudan. A despicable attack on 🇸🇩 cultural identity and history underlines a broader agenda to destabilise the social fabric! g.co/kgs/Wzo6yEk
Godt nyttår alle sammen! Deilig å ha oppnådd mestringsfølelse i Norsk som 🇳🇱diplomat i 🇳🇴! @NLinNorway
Every 11 minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. Today, at the start of #OrangeTheWorld for 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, the @NLinNorway embassy turns orange. @FOKUSkvinner @DutchMFA
‘The forgotten voice of Sinjar’ , on display at @NobelPeaceOslo captures the horrors of the #YazidiGenocide. Thanks to @NOREFno @norskfolkehjelp to keep the memory alive and bring justice closer. @NLinNorway @NorwayMFA @DutchMFA
Experience 'The Forgotten Voices of Sinjar' at the @NobelPeaceOslo. Dive into #VR, photography & art amplifying Yazidi voices, justice, & recovery. 🗓️ Panel: Nov 20, 18:00. @NbdyListeningVR,@YazdaOrg, @natianavrouzov, @rxdsouza, @DrSinjari #YazidiGenocide
For the 2nd time in 18 months a US carrier sailed into the Oslo fjord as part of a training exercise with #NATO partners. On board of USS Harry S. Truman we are reminded that in turbulent geopolitical times, NATO stands together! @NLinNorway @NorwayMFA @DutchMFA @NLDefatNordics
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Ambassador @Inescoppoolse presented her credentials to @PresidentISL. #Iceland and NL have strong ties, not only economically but also as NATO allies. A growing number of Icelandic students find their way to NL universities, and more tourists from the NL find their way to Iceland
An honour to witness the opening of the 169th session or the Norwegian 🇳🇴 parliament #stortinget yesterday. In stormy geopolitical times we cannot take our freedom, democracy and prosperity for granted. @NorwayMFA @NLinNorway
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After 10 momentous years @NATO, I have just one thing left to say to my dear colleagues and friends: thank you.
Best of luck to Mark Rutte – I know that with you at the helm, our transatlantic Alliance will stay safe and secure.
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As Kingdom of the Netherlands, we are committed to a modern @UN, ready to address the challenges and the threats of the 21st century. The adoption of the Pact for the Future marks a significant step in the right direction ⤵️
Historic moment! The #PactForTheFuture has been adopted at #UNGA79.
#KingdomNL is proud to have played a key role for future generations & to have @EvelynPMAruba 🇦🇼 & the PM of Sint Maarten🇸🇽 present to witness this milestone in shaping #OurCommonFuture. 👏
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Today our new ambassador @InesCoppoolse presented her credentials to His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. The ambassador is looking forward to her official duties as Ambassador to Norway. We wish the ambassador a warm welcome in Oslo!
Tonight is @OsloKulturnatt, a night packed with culture in lovely @Oslokommune. Pleased to be singing with @NesoddenKommune choir ‘Coro Misto’ in Gamle Aker kirke, Oslo’s oldest church, tonight at 19.00. Hope to see you there!
