By Baron Henri Estramant.
28 July 2016, Lima, Republic of Peru: HE President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was inaugurated as  Head of the Peruvian State and the Supreme Commander of the Peruvian Armed Forces.
He was the candidate of the party he founded in 2014, namely Peruanos por el Kambio (Peruvians for Change). The intentional spelling “Kambio” au lieu of “Cambio” (“change” in Spanish) was meant to make the party hold the same initials as its leader.
Kuczynski won 21 % of the popular vote in Peru’s general elections on April 10 to qualify for a runoff wherein he triumphed with 50,12 % of the cast ballots.
At the age of 23 Kuczynski was hired by the World Bank. Later, however, he returned to Peru to work for the country’s central bank. In 1980, he was named energy and mining minister by then President Fernando Belaund. Likewise he served as economy and mining minister twice, from 2001 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2005.
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is a centre-right politician who believes in the free market. He aspires to create a more equal society and fight against corruption. On the international stage, he wishes to improve relations with neighbouring Chile, which have at times been tense owing to a dispute over their maritime borders.
The country has two missions in the Benelux countries: one accredited to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg with seat in Brussels and led by HE Ambassador Cristina Ronquillo de Blödorn. In The Netherlands there is one mission accredited to the latter country as well as to the OPCW and headed by HE Ambassador Carlos Herrera RodrĂguez.
For further information:
Presidency of the Republic of Peru:Â http://www.presidencia.gob.pe
Peruanos por el Kambio:Â http://ppk.pe
Pictured EU Parliament President, Martin Schulz and Ambassador David Walzer.Farewell for Ambassador David Walzer, Israeli Head of Mission to the EU
Brussels: HE Ambassador David Walzer bad farewell to to colleagues and EU top functionaries at a reception offered at his residence this end of July 2016.
US Ambassador to the EU, Anthony Gardner greeting outgoing Israeli Ambassador to the EU, David Walzer. Martin Schulz in the background signing the guest book.
Ambassador Walzer was hitherto Israel’s Head of Mission to the European Union and NATO since 2012. Previous to arriving to Brussels , heserved as Director of the Center for Policy Research at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012 according to his profile on the mission’s website.
Mrs Walzer, Ambassador Selim Yenel (Turkey to the EU), Ambassador Anthony Gardner (US to the EU), Ambassador David Walzer and Mrs Yenel.For further information
Mission of Israel to the EU:Â http://embassies.gov.il/eu/Pages/default.aspxAmbassador Pieter de Gooijer (The Netherland to the EU) with partner and Ambassador Walzer.
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Pictures by Mission of Israel to the EU (Israel in Europe):Â https://www.facebook.com/IsraelinEurope/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1166125416764758
Statement from the OPCW Director-General on Recent Media Reports of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
Recent media reports have highlighted the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria. These reports are of great concern.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) continues to examine any credible reports it receives including pertinent information that might be shared by States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The Director-General of the OPCW recalled, “States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention deem the use of chemical weapons by anyone under any circumstances as reprehensible and wholly contrary to the legal norms established by the international community”.
ByHenri Estramant.
Kingdom of Bhutan: HE Ambassador Pema Choden with residence in Brussels is Bhutan’s new top envoy to The Netherlands, the OPCW, Belgium, the EU, Spain, Sweden and Finland.
She presented credentials before the King of the Netherlands on Wednesday, 15 June 2016, the ceremony was also attended by her staff as it was during her presentation of credentials at the Royal Palace at Brussels on Thursday, 26 May 2016. Before the EU she is fully accredited since Friday, 1 July 2016.
Ambassador Pema Choden and her staff greeting King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands – Picture by ANP, Bart Maat.Ambassador Pema Choden arriving at the Royal Palace in Stockholm with diplomatic presenter Bengt Lundborg – Picture by Kungahuset.se.
On Wednesday, 6 July, Ambassador Pema Choden was once more in The Hague to present her credentials to the OPCW Director-General H.E. Ahmet Üzümcü. Bhutan ratified the OPCW convention in 2005.
Since Thursday, 2 June 2016, she is likewise accredited non-resident ambassador to Sweden. The accreditation took place a few days before the Swedish Royal Couple embarked on the very first State Visit of by a Swedish monarch to the Kingdom of Bhutan on 8 June 2016 for three days.
Ambassador Pema Choden and President Donal Tusk – Picture by EU.
Before being appointed to her ambassadorial post in Brussels, Ambassador Pema Choden was the head of mission at the Embassy of Bhutan in Bangladesh, concurrently accredited to Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan and South Korea.
She was born in 1965, and has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1989. She holds a bachelor’s degree and has studied French and international relations, including at the ENA in France.
Minister Counsellor Tenzin Rondel Wangchuck greets the VII King of the Belgians as Ambassador Pema Choden looks on at the Royal Palace in Brussels – Picture by the Belgian Royal Palace.For more information:Â
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bhutan:Â http://www.mfa.gov.bt
On the picture Ambassador Eloy CantĂş Segovia, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, ambassador’s wife – Picture by Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg.By Henri Estramant. United States of Mexico to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: HE Eloy CantĂş Segovia presented his credentials to HRH The Grand Duke of Luxembourg on Thursday, 9 June 2016. He is non-resident head of mission with seat in Brussels, and also leads the missions before the EU and the Kingdom of Belgium.
Luxembourg and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1947. http://www.embamex.euArgentinian Ambassador to the EU, Mario RaĂşl VerĂłn Guerra and President Tusk – Picture by EU.Argentine Republic to the European Union: HE Ambassador Mario RaĂşl VerĂłn Guerra presented credentials to President of the EU Council, Donald Tusk, on Friday, 1 July 2016.
Prior to his ambassadorial appointment he was Head of the International Economic Relations Secretariat at the Argentinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
https://www.mrecic.gov.ar/representaciones/repre/129Ambassador Ata SERDAROV and King Philippus of the Belgians – Picture by the Belgian Royal Palace.Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Belgium: HE Ambassador Ata Serdarov presented his credentials before the VII King of the Belgians at the Royal Palace.
The mission of Turkmenistan is accredited to the three Benelux countries, the OPCW as well as the EU.
Ambassador Francisco Tilman Cepeda presenting his credentials to the King of the Belgians.Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the Kingdom of Belgium and the EU: HE Ambassador Francisco Tilman Cepeda presented his credentials to the King of the Belgians on Thursday, 26 May 2016 and on Friday, 1 July 2016 to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk.
H.E. Francisco Tilman Cepeda , Ambassador of Timor-Leste and President Donald Tusk – Picture by EU
Previous to this appointment Ambassador Tilman Cepeda was Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The mission based in Brussels is accredited to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg. The Netherlands are handled by the East Timorese mission in London.
Join our clothes swapping day and revitalize your closet in a climate-friendly way!
Following the success of our first clothes swapping day, we are happy to announce the second RE-DRESS Clothes Swapping Day in the Swedish Residence on September 24.
Bring your own fresh, clean clothes in good condition and swap them for new ones. Clear your wardrobe of perfectly good clothes that you no longer use. Bring them to Re-dress and leave with an equal number of new clothes (maxium of 7 items per person), completely free of charge.
It couldn’t get any better, for you or for the environment.
How does it work?
•Bring items of clothing you no longer need or want (max. 7 items p.p.). We only accept fresh and clean garments in good condition. Accessories (e.g. bags, shawls) in good condition are also accepted.
•You will receive a ticket for each garment you leave (max. 7 items p.p.), which will entitle you to pick out another piece for you.
•Garments that are left over at the end of the day will be donated to a local non-profit organisation or second-hand store. Clothes will not be returned to the previous owner.
•Clothes may be dropped off throughout the event.
•Swedish fashion clothes are extra welcome! But any brand will be accepted.
A Must! A must try, taste, experience and savour it’s coffee and treats, by Swedish chef Marcus Jansson, can be purchased for € 1.
Information:
On the picture H.E. Vusi Bruce Koloane, Ambassador of South Africa together with Dutch and South African students at the Embassy.By Roy Lie A Tjam.
To mark the beginning of a new era of Netherlands-South African cooperation, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Johannesburg has invited teams of Dutch and South African students to work together on finding solutions to Johannesburg’s water, energy, health, agriculture and transport challenges.
This has resulted in collaboration between the embassy, companies and education centers, students from the University of Johannesburg, Wits Business School, TU Delft and VU University Amsterdam.
The multidisciplinary teams presented their projects to an audience including Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, the Mayor of Johannesburg, Mpho Parks Tau, and a delegation of 75 companies during a Dutch economic trade mission to Johannesburg in November 2015.
Subsequent to that promising event in November 2015, under the direction of H.E. Vusi Bruce Koloane, Ambassador of South Africa, a group of Dutch and South African students met at the Embassy of South Africa in The Hague. The objective was to take the COCREATEMYCITY project a step closer to implementation.
The meeting was highly productive. Ms. Ellen van Andel of TU Delft, held an expose in which she elaborated on the current status of the initiative as well as its short and long term aspirations. Ambassador Koloane furnished the students with useful advice and encouragement.
Student presenting COCREATEMYCITY project at the Embassy of South Africa.
The participating visiting students were Naweed Khan (University of Johannesburg): Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Refilwe Lediga (University of Johannesburg): Masters in Civil Engineering, Xolani Sikhakhane (University of the Witwatersrand): Masters in Entrepreneurship, Ezekiel Nyoni (University of Johannesburg): Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, and Mpho Sefalafala (University of Witwatersrand): PhD candidate for Entrepreneurship.
The students from TU Delft were Tessa Leferink and Door van der Wiel. The lecturers were Ms. Nickey Janse van Rensburg (University of Johannesburg, Ms. Chimene Chetty (University of the Witwatersrand) and Dr. Jennifer Kockx (TU Delft). Also present was Ellen van Andel, project coordinator and trainer in entrepreneurship and Africa.
The students have had a busy but interesting week in the Netherlands. The cocreatemycity project is soaring ahead – a splendid and encouraging demonstration of cooperation between embassIES, universitIES and a city.
Pictures by the Embassy of South Africa in The Hague.
ICC President Judge Silvia Fernández Statement on the occasion of 17 July, International Criminal Justice Day18 years ago, the world took a huge step forward in committing to bring to justice those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. On 17 July 1998, nations worldwide adopted an international treaty, the Rome Statute, for the creation of the International Criminal Court. In the years since, the ICC has grown into a robust judicial institution. Convictions have been handed down for the use of child soldiers, murder, sexual violence. The Court has ensured the participation of thirteen thousand victims in its cases. The Office of the Prosecutor has opened investigations in 10 situations and is analysing many other conflicts on different continents. More than one-hundred and eighty thousand victims have benefited from the assistance programmes of the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims. But atrocious crimes still occur. Much more work is needed. Therefore, this 17 July, on the anniversary of the Rome Statute and International Criminal Justice Day, we call again for solidarity in working to make justice effective and ensure that these crimes do not go unpunished. We need global support from states yet to ratify the Rome Statute, from states that have ratified, as well as from all those who stand against injustice. The ICC does not have a police force of its own and relies entirely on the cooperation of states and organisations to investigate and prosecute perpetrators and to ensure access of victims to justice.. The ICC needs specific and concrete forms of cooperation, including in particular cooperation to arrests suspects, gather and preserve evidence, protect witnesses, and enforce our sentences. Domestic courts of each country also need support so that they can investigate and prosecute international crimes themselves. The ICC is not a replacement for national courts; it should only step in if they cannot fulfil their duty to do it.To seriously address atrocity crimes, there must be a unified, comprehensive response from the international community. We have to demonstrate that there are consequences for those who commit genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. It is our duty to do our utmost to provide justice to victims of such acts. None of this can happen unless national, regional and international actors alike are aligned in their commitment to the rule of law, human rights and justice. To deter future crimes, we must establish a consistent pattern of accountability.For those who have suffered harm, and for future generations, we stand firm in our commitment to make sure that justice is done. We ask everyone to join us in this cause. Only together can we make the hopes of 17 July a reality. Â
