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News News Total: 8 nieuwsberichten Verhagen: pirates must not go unpunished 23 Jun 2009 | The hijacking of the Dutch ship the Marathon, which began on 7 May in the Gulf of Aden off of the coast of Somalia, has ended without further violence. During the hijack one member of the eight-strong Ukrainian crew was killed, while another was injured. 24 June 2009Netherlands asks Syria to work for early resumption of peace process 23 Jun 2009 | Syria is prepared to resume negotiations on a peace agreement with Israel. Foreign minister Maxime Verhagen made this announcement after talks in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and foreign minister Walid al-Moallem. 24 June 2009Verhagen wants Europe to act against Iran 23 Jun 2009 | Foreign minister Maxime Verhagen wants the EU member states to discuss the possibility of taking action against Iran. The Netherlands has therefore asked the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU presidency, to call a special meeting of EU foreign ministers this weekend. 24 June 2009Koenders attends successful Sudan peace conference 24 Jun 2009 | On 22 June, development minister Bert Koenders attended the Sudan peace conference in Washington DC at the request of the US Special Envoy to Sudan, Scott Gration, and the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. 24 June 2009Koenders calls for drastic reforms to multilateral development cooperation 18 Jun 2009 | Speaking yesterday in The Hague development cooperation minister Bert Koenders called for drastic reforms to Dutch support for multilateral development cooperation. The minister referred to a scorecard he has drawn up, comparing international organisations such as the UN and the World Bank. 22 June 2009Timmermans seeks closer cultural ties with Russia 22 Jun 2009 | "We are eager to deepen the rich tradition of cultural exchanges between the Netherlands and Russia," said Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans yesterday following his talk with Russian Minister of Culture Aleksandr Avdeyev. 22 June 2009Netherlands and Russia to jointly explore piracy tribunal 22 Jun 2009 | The Netherlands and Russia will conduct a joint investigation of the prospects for establishing an international tribunal in the Horn of Africa to try Somali pirates. The plan was an outcome of talks on 20 June in Amsterdam between foreign minister Maxime Verhagen and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. 22 June 200915 Jan 2009 | Culture minister Ronald Plasterk and European affairs minister Frans Timmermans are determined to put Dutch art and culture on the map. In their letter to the House of Representatives entitled ‘Art without Borders’, they describe art and culture policy up to 2012. 22 April 2009 |
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