Pictured Ambassador Mir-Hamza Efenndiyev and spouse Mrs Sevil Amirova-Efendiyeva during Azerbaijan National Day 2016.
H.E. Mr Mir-Hamza Efendiyev, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the Netherlands since September 2012, and Sevil Amirova- Efendiyeva hosted a major reception honouring the country’s National Day on May 28 at the magnificent venue of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in The Hague.
Ambassadors from all continents attended. Among the guests present were Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations, Government officials, representatives of the business community, the arts and academia, and friends and members of the Azerbaijan community. Every room of the official residency including the garden was filled by an animated crowd.
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The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have signed several bilateral agreements in fields ranging from mutual administrative assistance in customs legislation, air transportation, justice and economy to international road transportation, double taxation and water management, among others.
The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Ilham Aliyev, came to The Hague on an official visit to participate in the Third Nuclear Security Summit in March 2014. Several Ministers have been meeting their Dutch counterparts consistently since then, and last May the Minister of Economy of the Netherlands Henk Kamp visited Baku.
In recent years, bilateral economic missions, business forums and other activities organised with the support of the Embassy have commenced a new phase in practical cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Netherlands. Around 110 Dutch companies perform successfully in Azerbaijan in the fields of trade, services, banking, insurance, construction, transportation and communications.
In the academic field, the embassy has supported several programmes including an MBA in energy management with Maastricht School of Management, an annual training on Eastern partnership with Clingendael and seminars in international law together with The Hague Academy of International Law.
In order to discuss the diaspora’s key issues and coordinate activities, the Embassy regularly organises meetings, debates, exchanges of views and round tables together with the heads of leading Azerbaijani organisations including the Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress, the Azerbaijani-Turkish Cultural Association, the “Motherland” Union of Azerbaijani Women of the Netherlands and others, as well as with representatives of the Dutch community and the Netherlands-Azerbaijani Communication Platform.
Azerbaijan, a predominantly Shiite Muslim country, is also home to several other ethnic and religious groups, including ancient Zoroastrian, Christian and Jewish communities.
The Embassy has also promoted the Azerbaijani language and literature since 2013, when it supported the opening of the school Nizami Ganjavi. The school continue its activities today with the coordination of the embassy and the “Motherland” Union of Azerbaijani Women of the Netherlands.
The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan opened in the Kingdom of the Netherlands in May 2007 after the two countries established diplomatic relations on April 1, 1992.
At the National Day event, guests were offered an exquisitely prepared Azerbaijani dinner buffet during the reception.
