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The Bicycling Diplomats of The Hague

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By Roy Lie Atjam.

A remarkable bicycling spree in The Hague, it brought a good number of enthusiasts members of the diplomatic community together on Saturday 20 October 2018.

The objective was inclusion, informal mingling which might lead to lasting contacts and having fun.

The tour departed from Hotel Crowne Plaza and travelled in the direction of downtown Den Haag, parliament square, haagschebos and other interesting historical and tourist sites.

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Mr Adam Bagyl, Consul and Éva Balog, Office of Economic Affairs, Embassy of Hungary.

The bicyclists were enthusiastic, encouraging feedbacks have been received, some have posted pictures of the tour on social media.

Following the bike ride, the participants met for lunch at a restaurant in the Rosarium  Westbroekpark.

Diplomat magazine highly appreciates the participation of all who have contributed to our Third Biking Spree.

Dr. Anna Maria Mistretta, Liaison Officer of the Italian Ministry of Interior for The Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries, Embassy of Italy, Mr.  Antonio Polosa, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration and H.E. Ms. Andrea Gustovic-Ercegovac, Ambassador of Croatia. “It was great, I learned about the historic importance of places like parks that now are full of trees, but before were battlefields, or bunkers. I am getting ready to use the bike in my daily life in the Netherlands” H.E. Andrea Gustovic-Hercegovac, the Ambassador of Croatia, said.

Such were: diplomats from Mexico, Bulgaria, Russia, Italy, Sweden, India and South Africa. Also Ambassadors from Croatia, Finland, Malaysia. Interesting to note, the Ambassador of Malaysia brought along his personal guests, among them a former member of parliament. Other participants were the IOM Chief of Mission and a representative of the EU parliament.

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