Monday, 17 October 2016, Brussels: Rose Gottemoeller took up her post as NATOâs Deputy Secretary General. It is the Allianceâs second most senior international civil servant, and she is the first woman to serve in this capacity. Deputy SG Gottemoeller most recently served as US Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, advising the Secretary of State on arms control, non-proliferation and political-military affairs.On 6 August 2015, Gottemoeller made history by becoming the first senior US American official to attend the memorial of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Japan by the United States at the end of World War II. It marked the 70th anniversary of the bombing and Gottemoeller was accompanied by the incumbent 29th US ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy. Â
License to Fill..   On the picture Mrs. Middori Inomata and the Ambassador of Japan H.E. Hiroshi Inomata, Ms Maja Steenwijk, Ambassador of Indonesia H.E. Mr. I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja and Mrs. Rusdijana Puja, Ambassador of India H.E. Mr. J. S. Mukul, Ambassador of Servia  H.E. Mr. Petar Vico, The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Mr. Aldo Cavalli, Mrs. Mita Mukul with their daughter, Ambassador of Ukraine H.E. Olexander Horin and Mrs. Natallia Tymoshenko, Ambassador Panama H.E. Willys del Valle Mrs. Tatiana Delvalle and daughter Daniella. Also Ambassador of Bolivia H.E. Eduardo Roddriguez Veltze, Ambassador of Azerbaijdjan H.E. Mr. Mir-Hamza Efendiyev and son.By Maja Steenwijk.
Our trip to the Heineken Brewery in Zoeterwoude was a great experience for many ambassadors who enjoyed the trip. Upon arrival in the Brewhouse we were met by the Master Brewer of Heineken who is globally responsible for the taste of Heineken beers and came over from Italy specially for the group of ambassadors. After expending all day with us he departed to Argentina in the evening.
The ingredients are: hop, barley malt, brew water and yeast is added afterwards to get alcohol, co-2 and the aromaâs. The main brewery are normally producing Heineken, Amstel and several brand beers.
The capacity of the brewery is 13,5 million hectoliter with a production per hour of
700.000 Â Â Â bottles
90.000 Â Â Â cans
48.000Â Â Â draughtkegs
1.000Â Â kegs ( 3- 50 liter)
The Central Control Room is the place where they control the brewing process. In the bottling halls that we visited about 60 to 70 % of the production is destined for export.
Upon leaving the ambassadors received a very nice present and the most important thing is that they have seen the making ofâŠ.Heineken.
On the picture King Willem-Alexander with the winners of the Royal Award for Free Painting – Picture by ANP, Jerry Lampen.Friday, 7 October 2016: His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands presented the Royal Award for Free Painting in 2016 at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. Four young artists received this incentive linked to a monetary amount of 6,500 EUR. After the ceremony The King opened the exhibition of the winning works as well as a selection of other entries.The Royal Award for Free Painting (Koninklijke Prijs voor de Vrije Schilderkunst) was established in 1871 by King William III. After King William III, the queens Emma, Wilhelmina, Juliana and Beatrix and now King Willem-Alexander have continued this tradition. The awards is intended to encourage young talent in the field of painting. That is it is intended for Dutch visual artists of up to 35 years of age. This year there were more than 240 artistic entries. The exhibition is open to the public from 8 October 8  till 15 November 2016 at the Royal Palace Amsterdam. For further information: The allocution of HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands during the ceremony: http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/documenten/toespraken/2016/10/07/toespraak-koning-willem-alexander-bij-uitreiking-koninklijke-prijs-voor-vrije-schilderkunst-2016Royal Award for Free Painting: https://www.paleisamsterdam.nl/programma/koninklijke-prijsÂ
On the picture King Philippus of the Belgians and Ambassador of Poland to Belgium and Luxembourg, Artur Jan Orzechowski.ByBaron Henri Estramant.Republic of Poland to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: HE Ambassador Artur Orzechowski presented his accreditation letters to Belgium on Thursday, 6 October 2016. Previous to his ambassadorial appointment, he was head of the European Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. Between 2007 and 2008, he was Deputy Permanent Representative of Poland to NATO and the Western European Union based at Brussels.
http://www.bepolux.be/en-GB/calendar/news/calendar/event/2016/10/27Minister-Counsellor Labinot Hoxha greets HM The King of the Belgians as Ambassador Dr Bernard Nikaj looks on at the Royal Palace – Picture by the Belgian Royal Household.Republic of Kosovo to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: HE Ambassador Dr Bernard Nikaj was officially accredited on 6 October 2016.
Before holding the double ambassadorship Dr Nikaj was a Lecturer in Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Pristine between 2009 and 2016.
http://www.ambasada-ks.net/be/The King of the Belgians and Dato’ Hasnudin bin Hamzah (Malaysia to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg)Federation of Malaysia to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg: HE Ambassador Dato’Hasnudin bin Hamzah
From 2012 up to the summer of 2016 DatoÂŽHasnudin bin Hamzah served as Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN, at Jakarta, Indonesia.
http://www.kln.gov.my/perwakilan/brussels/Ambassador David HALES (Guyana to the EU, the ACP Group, the OPCW and the Benelux countries) with the King of the Belgians.Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the Benelux countries, the EU, the ACP Group and the OPCW: HE Ambassador Dr David HALES was accredited to Belgium on 6 October 2016.
http://www.embassyofguyana.be
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Photograhy by the Belgian Royal Household/Royal Palace Brussels.
Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda concerning the situation in the Republic of My Office is aware of worrying reported extra-judicial killings of alleged drug dealers and users in the Philippines, which may have led to over 3,000 deaths in the past three months. I am deeply concerned about these alleged killings and the fact that public statements of high officials of the Republic of the Philippines seem to condone such killings and further seem to encourage State forces and civilians alike to continue targeting these individuals with lethal force. Extra-judicial killings may fall under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (âICCâ or âCourtâ) if they are committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against a civilian population pursuant to a State policy to commit such an attack. The Republic of the Philippines is a State Party to the ICC and as such, the Court has jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed on the territory or by nationals of the Philippines since 1 November 2011, the date when the Statute entered into force in the Philippines. Let me be clear: any person in the Philippines who incites or engages in acts of mass violence including by ordering, requesting, encouraging or contributing, in any other manner, to the commission of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC is potentially liable to prosecution before the Court.My Office, in accordance with its mandate under the Rome Statute, will be closely following developments in the Philippines in the weeks to come and record any instance of incitement or resort to violence with a view to assessing whether a preliminary examination into the situation of the Philippines needs to be opened. Â
Mr Sartaj Aziz and Federica Mogherini. Picture by EU.4 October 2016, Brussels: In the sidelines of the Brussels Summit on Afghanistan, The Honourable Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to the Pakistani Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs (de facto Foreign Minister), visited Brussels from 3 to 6 October 2016 for the third round of the EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue. Ambassador Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi, FA Adviser Saraj Aziz and Deputy COM, Khalid Jamali – Picture by Pakistani Mission in Brussels.Mr Aziz had the opportunity to be accompanied by Ambassador Naghmana Hashmi to meet high ranking EU and NATO officials including the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Commissioner Federica Mogherini. For further information:Mission of Pakistan to the EU, Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg (HE Ambassador Naghmana Hashmi): http://embassyofpakistan.be/site/Adviser to the PM on Foreign Affairs (Mr Saraj Aziz): http://www.mofa.gov.pk/content.php?pageID=adviserÂ
President Meron delivers a lecture at an ICRC Regional IHL Course for Arab Diplomats in Abu DhabiThe Hague, 13 October – The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Judge Theodor Meron, on Wednesday, 12 October 2016, delivered a lecture on the Criminal Repression of International Humanitarian Law Violations: Lessons from the International Criminal Justice Mechanisms at the Regional International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Course for Arab Diplomats, in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The Course, co-organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, gathered international legal experts and regional Arab diplomats to discuss the role and application of international humanitarian law.
President Meron highlighted the key role played by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in strengthening the understanding of IHL principles and norms in the context of international proceedings by helping to âelucidate the contours and character of that law in meaningful waysâways that resonate far beyond the proceedings and even the courts directly at issueâ.
President Meron further emphasized the contribution of the two Tribunals not only to the repression of violations of IHL, but also to compliance with IHL and noted that âthe ICTY and ICTR have been at the forefront of articulating and clarifying the elements of crimes and the various modes of individual criminal responsibility. In doing so, they have strengthened the protections afforded by IHL by helping to make the parameters of responsibility and duty clearerâ.
In closing, President Meron reflected upon the importance of upholding the principles of individual criminal responsibility and respect for the rule of law in the global effort towards replacing a culture of impunity with a culture of accountability. He further underscored that â[e]very effort should be made to support courtsâwhether national, regional or internationalâseeking to ensure individual accountability for violations of IHLâ.
The event was part of an annual series of courses, convened by the ICRC, with
