On Wednesday, September 11, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. Aidit Erkin, officially presented his credentials to His Majesty King Willem-Alexander at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague.
This formal ceremony marks the beginning of Ambassador Erkin’s tenure as the official representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Ambassador Erkin is a career diplomat, having embarked on his diplomatic career in 1997. Over the years, he has served in various key roles within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as in diplomatic missions abroad. His extensive experience includes posts in Geneva, Switzerland, and Moscow, Russia, where he contributed significantly to strengthening the Kyrgyz Republic’s foreign relations and legal frameworks.
Ambassador Erkin has served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of the Kyrgyz Republic’s Mission to the European Union since November 2022, with his duties as ambassador to the Netherlands being an additional responsibility consolidating the strong diplomatic ties between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Ambassador Erkin is fluent in Kyrgyz, Russian, and English, and he looks forward to fostering closer bilateral relations, enhancing cooperation across various sectors, and building cultural and economic bridges between the two nations during his tenure.
