On the picture Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg .
Brussels, Thursday, 17 December 2015: His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands paid a working visit to NATO Headquarters in Brussels as well as to its military headquarters, the so-called Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), in the Belgian city of Mons.
The King laid a wreath at the memorial to fallen personnel. Subsequently he spoke with NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. After that rendezvous, the King met with the North Atlantic Council.
At SHAPE the King spoke with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Philip M. Breedlove, and he was be given a tour of the Comprehensive Crisis and Operations Management Centre (CCOMC).
King Willem-Alexander was accompanied by Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, Commander of the Armed Forces, General Middendorp as well as the kingdom’s Permanent Representative to NATO, Marjanne de Kwaasteniet.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance of 28 countries founded in 1949. Its primary aim is guaranteeing the security, solidarity and freedom of its member countries.
For more information:
NATO: www.nato.int
SHAPE: www.aco.nato.int
Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to NATO (HE Ambassador Marjanne de Kwaasteniet): http://navo.
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All pictures by Nederlandse delegatie, foto: Hans de Bauw
