By Robert Kayinamura, First Counsellor, Embassy of Rwanda in the Netherlands.
Africa ambassadors in The Hague recently organized and celebrated Africa Day. Africa Day is celebrated annually on 25 May within the African continent to mark the formation of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963 and the African Union in 2002 and the progress made by the continent since then to advance democracy, peace, stability and socio-economic development. The African Union has brought together the continent of Africa to collectively address the challenges it has faced.
Various festivals in honour of the African Diaspora were held in several countries including Slovenia, which I had an opportunity to attend, in the beautiful capital of Slovenia Ljubljana. According Slovenia leaders, Slovenia is exploring bilateral and development cooperation opportunities on the African continent and enhancing bilateral ties with African countries. Rwanda is pleased by the excellent bilateral relations that exist between Rwanda and Slovenia.
Africa Day held by African Diasporas is an opportunity to celebrate African cultural diversity and unity as well as the economic, spiritual, moral, social and cultural contributions and successes of people of African descent wherever they live.
Held this year under the theme: “Building a better Africa and a Better World” Rwanda like many other African countries reaffirmed support for the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and commitment of the country to playing its role within the AU to ensure the successful implementation of the vision and plan to build a better Africa.
What African history teaches us is that the newly liberated countries felt the need to express solidarity with one another and in May 1963, 32 African countries met in Addis Ababa to form the Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU). It was a major political force on the continent until the 1990s, and later the OAU became the African Union because of the increasingly economic, rather than political, nature of the challenges faced by the continent in the 1990s.
Historically, in terms of relations with the West, African countries since independence did relate more with colonial master country than their neighbouring African country or countries. This kind relationship continued till present and it affected so much of there would be intra African trade. Trade has been between former colonial master and their colonies than between African countries amongst themselves.
Also the West or colonial master (countries) were generous to share their break through medical discoveries and research but they didn’t share enough of industrial revolution break through and research with Africans. Whether on purpose or not, Africa did not benefit from the industrial revolution like it should have. Now that the discussion of 4th industrial revolution is on the centre stage, the role and commitment of government leaders in pursuing industrialization policies is critical.
Today we live in an era of national visions with target dates to which we add international blue prints issued by the United Nations and countries must work to achieve these visions.
Her Excellencies Ambassadors of Sudan, Tanzania, Cameroon and Senegal.
No doubt that Africa is a continent on the move. Peace prevails in most African countries. Extreme poverty is declining, income is rising and there have been important inroads against deadly diseases. Several African countries are among the world’s fastest growing economies, defying the global downturn.
In light of the new context of globalization of which Africa is part and parcel and an actor, I am confident that efforts to concretise this dream of an independent, united, prosperous and peaceful Africa nurtured by the Founding Fathers will bear fruit.
The appeal now is to all the Africa’s youth to assume their responsibilities, the challenges facing Africa in order to implement its development agenda in line with the Africa 2063 Vision.
Professor Dr. Inge Hutter and H.E. Jean Pierre Karabaranga.
H.E. Moazzam Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Net -Pak Business Facilitation Forum and Dinner / M.O.U signing between ALKA Power and Green Quest Solutions By Roy Lie A Tjam.
Ned-Pak Business Facilitation Forum, which is part of Embassy of Pakistan, organised an event for the MOU signing ceremony between ALKA Power and Green Quest Solutions followed by a sumptuous dinner.
Both activities, the signing, and dinner took place in style at the Hilton Hotel The Hague on Monday 27 June 2016.The evening was graced by pianist Fears Khouri and soprano Ms Mireille Bittar. Master of Ceremony of the evening was Mr Luuk de Ruijter, Director Legal and R&D of Alka Power.
The program started with a reception in the foyer of the Hilton and was followed by a magnificent dinner. The welcome remarks were by GQS chairperson and founder Mr Bobby Wahi LLB, Green Quest Solutions, Mrs Raana Syed, Chairperson of Alka Power and H.E. Mr Moazzam Ahmad Khan Ambassador of Pakistan in the Netherlands.
Ambassador Khan stressed the Pakistan Government offers incentives for the implementation of renewable and sustainable energy. The Pakistani Mission in The Hague is open for business; it is ready to assist and facilitate entrepreneurs. The Ambassador particularly thanked the commercial attaché Mr Zahid Abbasi and the staff of the Pakistan Embassy for their unwavering contribution and support.
Ambassador Khan also welcomed the new Commercial Counsellor, Mr Hassan.
Mrs Raana Syed, chairperson of Alka Power.
After the signing of the M.O.U. the time had arrived for the cutting of the cake. The dinner consisted of an impressive selection of authentic savoury dishes, called Mezze.
Mrs Raana Syed, chairperson of Alka Power, gave some background information on what Alka Power stands for. ‘This agreement will commit us to work together even more closely towards eliminating the hazards of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil or natural gas. I am positive that their zeal and commitment will continue, in a similar stride of our contributing partners. Therefore, Mr Bobby Wahi of our sister company Green Quest Solutions did the honours of elaborating on the MOU further.’‘Alka Power’ she explained ‘is a specialist in effectively evaluating and implementing unique renewable energy opportunities in developing countries. The service comes with the financial capabilities and know-how to directly approach governments for either part or Fully financed Solar, Hydro and Wind allocations.’‘The projects are socially focused, commercially feasible and offer sensible, sustainable solutions to answer the demands of today, with the foresight of the future, Alka Power focuses on utility-scale solar facilities, which are capable of generating large amounts of electricity; which in turn is transferred directly into the grid. Providing a fully comprehensive service for developing utility-scale solar generated projects.’ Mr Bobby Wahi, founder, and CEO of Green Quest Solutions (GQS) a renewable energy development company based in Spain and the UK.
‘We appreciate that some of you have flown great distances to be here and on behalf of the GQS team and our gracious hosts the Pakistan Embassy and our sister company in Netherlands Alka Power, your efforts are truly appreciated.’Mr Luuk de Ruijter, Director Legal and R&D of Alka Power.‘Following COP 21, it has become clear that Governments have signalled an end to the fossil fuel era, committing for the first time to a universal agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to avoid the most dangerous effects of climate change.It is with this backdrop and with a sense of great pride that I am honoured here today to celebrate the historic signing of an MOU between GQS and Alka power. This union will allow for expansion into new regions under this is the umbrella, combining resources and finances.Green Quest expansion plans are currently focused in the CIS region with a particular focus along the silk route. By way of an update, GQS currently has 350 MW of Solar PV in development in Kazakhstan spread over 3 locations, namely 100mw Syrdaryinsk, 200mw Aktobe and 50mw Zhanakorgan. The overall appetite for international investment into these projects has been overwhelming with GQS having already secured full funding for the preliminary 3 solar PV projects to the tune of 350,000,000 USD. With this in mind, I am pleased to welcome and extend my gratitude to all the investors and partners that have been able to make it here today.GQS has also had the pleasure of signing an MOU with the government of Kyrgyzstan and a draft Proposal from Afghanistan.With this extensively confirmed pipeline of projects now in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan, it was only natural that when we were given the opportunity to provide assistance for the improvement of the transmission lines in Pakistan formally known as the “casa 1,000 project” we jumped at the opportunity. We look forward to working with the government of Pakistan in this respect.GQS has reached an understanding with an Asian investor who will provide financial support for 900 MW in the region which equates to an investment approximately 900,000,000 million dollars, specifically for our silk route pipelines.’Mrs Raana Syed, Mr Hassan, Ambassador Moazzam Khan, Mr Bobby Wahi CEO and founder of Greenquest Solutions. and Mr Zahid Abbasi.Mr Wahi acknowledged the efforts of Mrs Raana Syed, Chair Person of Alka Power, who has worked and been instrumental in assisting GQS in its expansion plans. Finally, he addressed special thanks to the commercial attaché Zahid Abbasi of the Embassy of Pakistan and his efforts in making the event such a success.
Them the Hilton salon full of diplomats, business people and Dutch functionaries welcome Mrs Syed for an again meaningful speech. She said: ‘We are quite confident that the people of Pakistan, together with other people in the South and East-Asia Region will benefit from this since Energy plays a vital role in the progress of the socio- economic sector in the development of a country.With this agreement we want to contribute to two of the most important goals of our companies:First: Our company’s objectives are, besides business, to provide opportunities to the people to grow and prosper so they can develop a strong Socio-economic fundament on which they can accelerate the wheel of the economy and improve their productivity in major economic sectors.And Second: In this Era, large-scale production of energy by using fossil fuels (such as coal, oil or natural gas) is outdated, it is soon to be obsolete, and moreover: it has become far too expensive.Mr Bobby Wahi , Mr Hassan, Mr Zahid Abbasi, Ambassador Moazzam Khan and Mrs Raana Syed.These two main goals happened to come together in Pakistan’s Energy Policy regarding doing business and the way we – Alka Power and Green Quest Solutions – have set up our business benefits from this policy beautifully.This new way of doing business contains the following points:
One-Window Policy;
Upfront Tariff;
Repatriation of the funds without having to pay Taxes over them;
No investments from the Local Government
No levy of sales tax on plant, machinery and equipment
Exemption from income tax including turnover rates tax and withholding tax on imports.
Our proposition of the Upfront Tariff was immediately accepted by the Sindh Government and the Pakistan Government. This makes Pakistan the first in the world to set out this Energy Business Policy, and it also means that the Alka new Upfront Tariff Proposition Approach on the Energy Business will become the new standard.Alka Power and Green Quest Solution have since the beginning held the idea that producing renewable energy is the only true alternative for both the environment and the people using this energy. investing in renewable energy is not only cost effective, it even opens the door to other new green and renewable investment possibilities that will in the end safeguard all people from health hazards; and we no longer stand alone in this view since the publication of the Bloomberg New Energy Outlook 2016, in which it was stated firmly that:Wind and Solar production costs will drop.These two technologies will become the cheapest way of producing electricity in many countries by 2020s and in most of the world by 2030s. Onshore wind-costs will have fallen by 41% and Solar Power (Photo-Voltaic to be precise) costs will have fallen by 60% in 2040.’Photography Alka Power.
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Alka Power (www.alkapower.nl) is currently based in The Hague, Netherlands. It will open an office in De Meern (near Utrecht) shortly. Alka Power is a Dutch company with firm roots in Pakistan.
A coordination centre at Eurojust supported an international action day against a criminal network involved in international VAT fraud and money laundering defrauding EU citizens of approximately EUR 57 million in tax revenues via companies selling electronic items, hardware and software.
Searches of homes and premises, seizures and arrests were carried out simultaneously in eight countries, starting in the early hours on June 29.
The international cooperation leading to today’s joint action began in June 2015, when a German prosecutor at the Bielefeld Public Prosecution Office informed Eurojust about a preliminary investigation it has been carrying out regarding a complex VAT fraud case, and enquired whether France was also investigating the same companies as missing traders or knew of other investigations concerning those suspects.
Three coordination meetings were held at Eurojust in The Hague to conclude four ongoing investigations at national level in Germany and France. All parties involved agreed, at an early stage, to coordinate their national activities, and to participate in a joint action day, making efforts to avoid both adversely affecting the ongoing investigations in the other Member States and possible conflicts of jurisdiction.
This common action day was initiated by the Bielefeld Public Prosecutor’s Office, in close cooperation with the Paris National Financial Prosecutor’s Office and an investigative judge of the Paris court specialised in financial investigations. The German Authority for Fiscal Offences and the Tax Fraud Investigation Office of Bielefeld, the French National Directorate for Tax Investigation (DNEF) and the National Judicial Customs Department (SNDJ) participated.
This coordination centre was set up by the German and French National Desks with Cyprus, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland and the UK. Europol deployed a mobile office at the coordination centre and a forensic analyst to Germany to facilitate real-time information exchange and cross-match analysis of the data collected. Letters of Request and other judicial instruments were facilitated on the spot.
Figures at a glance
Number of arrests: 7
Number of freezing/seizure orders: 27
Number of searches: 57
Number of hearings of witnesses and suspects: 12
Assets seized: more than EUR 4.5 million, including seized IT products
Following this operation, Ms Gabriele Launhardt, Deputy National Member at the German Desk at Eurojust, said: ‘This operation sends a clear message that Eurojust and its partners help the national authorities of the Member States to join forces across national borders to pursue those we suspect of involvement in organised crime. Through our coordination meetings and the coordination centre, we contributed to preventing this group from hiding behind national borders and continuing to defraud taxpayers of huge amounts of tax money.’
Mr Michael Rauschenbach, Europol’s Head of Serious and Organised Crime, said: ‘Once again, decisive and co-ordinated action by the Member States, supported throughout by Europol and Eurojust, demonstrates to organised criminal gangs that their fraudulent activities will not be tolerated. Value Added Tax fraud is not a victimless crime, nor a ‘white collar’ theft from Governments; this money is stolen from the citizens of the European Union as it deprives our people of the means of investment for essential public services, such as hospitals, schools and infrastructure.’
Draft EU Budget 2017: budget focused on priorities – growth, jobs and a response to the refugee crisis
The Commission has proposed on June 30 the 2017 draft EU Budget of €134.9 billion in payments focusing on the two main policy priorities for Europe: supporting the ongoing recovery of the European economy and addressing the security and humanitarian challenges in our neighbourhood. Increased funding will go to investments in growth, jobs and competitiveness in the European Union as well as to securing the necessary resources to protect the external borders of the EU, to reinforce security inside and outside the Union, to provide support for the reception and integration of refugees, and to address the root causes of migration in the countries of origin and transit.
European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva, in charge of budget and human resources, said: “The EU is facing massive challenges and in these difficult times a focused and effective EU budget is not a luxury but a necessity. It helps buffer against shocks, providing a boost to our economy and helping to deal with issues like the refugee crisis. As always, we continue to focus our budget on results, making sure that every euro from the EU budget is well spent.”
The proposed budget operates within the tight limitations set by the European Parliament and Member States in the Multiannual Financial Framework.
Boosting jobs, growth and investments
The money specifically for supporting economic growth will total €74.6 billion in commitments in 2017, compared to €69.8 billion in 2016. This breaks down as follows:
€21.1 billion on growth, employment and competitiveness. This includes €10.6 billion for research and innovation under Horizon 2020, €2.0 billion for education under Erasmus+, €299 million for small and medium sized-enterprises under the COSME programme, and €2.5 billion under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
€2.66 billion for the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the vehicle behind the Investment Plan for Europe. This is a success story for Europe, which has secured €106.7 billion in investments in 26 EU Member States in less than a year.
€53.57 billion to support productive investments and structural reforms to foster convergence among Member States and among regions via the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF).
Support to European farmers is proposed at €42.9 billion.
Better managing the EU’s external borders and addressing the refugee challenges inside and outside the EU.
The Draft EU Budget 2017 proposes €5.2 billion to reinforce the external borders of the Union and address the refugee crisis and irregular migration by funding stronger tools to prevent migrant smuggling and address the long-term drivers of migration in cooperation with countries of origin and transit, stronger policies for legal migration, including resettlement for persons in need of protection, and instruments to support Member States with respect to the integration of refugees inside the EU.
The Draft EU Budget includes about €3 billion to fund actions within the EU, such as:
The setting up of the European Border and Coast Guard;
The proposal for a new Entry-Exit System to strengthen border management;
The proposals to review the Common European Asylum System, including a reform of the Dublin mechanism;
The establishment of an EU Agency for Asylum.
It also includes €200 million for the new instrument to provide humanitarian assistance within the EU.
Furthermore, the draft budget proposes €2.2 billion for actions outside the EU, in order to address in particular the root causes of the refugee flow. This includes in particular:
€750 million under the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, to help reach the €1 billion contribution to this fund from the EU budget;
The pledge for Lebanon and Jordan made at the UN London conference with €525 million from the EU budget, €160 million from the Syria Trust Fund and €200 million of macro-financial assistance.
More funding for security
In view of the growing security challenges the EU and its Member States are facing, the Draft EU Budget 2017 is also allocating significant resources for security: €111.7 million will go to support Europol and €61.8 million will be dedicated to enhancing the security of the EU institutions, together with an extra €16 million for security measures in 2016.
The Commission is also proposing a preparatory action for research in the defence area with €25 million in 2017
Queen Elizabeth II and Her governor generals – Picture by Reuters.Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Sovereign of 16 Commonwealth realms, along with her spouse, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, HRH The Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, hosted a reception for the governors general wherein Queen Elizabeth II is de facto head of state. The event was hosted as part of the monarch’s official birthday celebrations. Governors general are the Sovereign’s personal representatives in the realms wherein she is not physically present most of the time; they perform the functions and duties reserved to the monarch acting as vice-regals. In attendance were Sir Patrick Allen (Jamaica), Dame Pearlette Louisy (St Lucia), Sir Colville Young (Belize) Sir Frederick Ballantyne (St Vincent and the Grenadines), Sir Frank Kabui (Solomon Islands), Sir Rodney Williams (Antigua and Barbuda), Sir Peter Cosgrove (Australia), Sir Elliot Belgrave (Barbados), Sir Michael Ogio (Papua New Guinea), Sir Iakoba Italeli (Tuvalu), The Rt Hon David Johnston (Canada), Sir Jeremiah Mateparae (New Zealand), Dame Cecile la Grenade (Grenada), Dame Marguerite, Lady Pindling of the Bahamas and Sir Tapley Seaton (St Kitts and Nevis). In the Benelux countries celebrations were organised in very British fashions by Her Britannic Majesty’s ambassadors, including receptions hosted on 8 June in Brussels by Ambassador Alison Rose and on 15 June in Luxembourg City by Ambassador John Marshall who only took up office in April, a few days before the Queen’s actual birthday on 21 April. For more informationBritish and Commonwealth realms’ Royal Family:https://www.royal.ukBritish Embassy to Belgium (HE Ambassador Alison Rose):https://www.gov.uk/government/people/alison-roseBritish Embassy to Luxembourg (HE Ambassador John Marshall): https://www.gov.uk/government/people/robert-john-marshall
Tsai Ing-wen – Picture by newsnation.inBy Baron Henri Estramant.Tsai Ing-wen was sworn as the new President of China (Taiwan) on May 20, 2016; thus becoming its first female head of state amidst calls for a “positive dialogue” with Beijing.President Tsai Ing-wen deemed as unassuming yet determined leader, led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to a landslide electoral victory in January 2016. The DPP has traditionally leaned towards “independence” from the whole of China because it views the country as entirely unique vis-à-vis the mainland, or People’s Republic of China (PRC). The two countries co-exist under the fiction that the Republic of China (Taiwan) represents the “legitimate” and republican system for the whole of China, whereas the PRC views Taiwan as a separate province with its own system similarly to Hong Kong or Macau. China (Taiwan) is not an UN member since 1971 when its seat was occupied by the PRC, and nowadays enjoys the recognition of but 21 UN members and the Holy See. Nevertheless many countries, particularly European, entertain relations with Taiwan through representative offices or consulates. For more information: President of China (Taiwan): http://english.president.gov.twTaipei Representative Office in the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg: http://web.roc-taiwan.org/be_en/index.htmlTaipei Representative Office to The Netherlands: http://web.roc-taiwan.org/nl_nl/index.html
For the first time in the history of the United Nations, an Israeli citizen has been appointed to head a permanent committee within its halls. In New York, on June 14 June, HE Ambassador Danny Danon, Israel’s permanent representative to the UN since the summer 2015, received 109 out of a possible 193 ballots for his candidacy to the General Assembly’s sixth committee, which deals with legal matters of international law. Danon’s appointment was supported by the Western European countries as well as the WEOG group. “I am proud to be the first Israeli elected to this position,” uttered Ambassador Danon in an allocution after his election. “Israel is a world leader in international law and in fighting terrorism. We are pleased to have the opportunity to share our knowledge with the countries of the world.”For more information:Permanent Representation of Israel to the UN: http://embassies.gov.il/un/Pages/default.aspxAmbassador Danny Dannon:https://www.facebook.com/DanonDanny/photos/a.168301673193079.34894.112791015410812/1145350942154809/?type=3&theater
On the picture HE Ambassador Yuri Thamrin and spouse in audience with HRH The Grand Duke of Luxembourg – Picture by Grand Ducal Palace of Luxembourg.
His Excellency Ambassador Yuri Octavian Thamrin, non-resident ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg presented his credentials to HRH The Grand Duke of Luxembourg at the Grand Ducal Palace accompanied by his wife on June 9.
Ambassador Thamrin arrived to Brussels only a few months ago to lead the mission of Indonesia accredited to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg. These are likely to be his last ambassadorial assignment before retirement.
HE Ambassador Yuri Thamrin and spouse in Luxembourg City – Picture by Embassy of Indonesia to Luxembourg.
ICC launches #JusticeMatters social media campaign to mark 17 July
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is launching a new #JusticeMatters social media campaign from 1 to 17 July, the Day of International Criminal Justice, including a Facebook photo contest. Participants are invited to submit photos, to ask their networks to like and share them, and to challenge their friends to add a little justice to their world view.Photos of the scales of justice will be submitted on the ICC 17 July Facebook page transforming a monument, city skyline or a natural landscape into a symbol of justice. The three photos to receive the most “likes” and “shares” will win a Justice Matters photo book. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the ICC, its goals, and the importance of international criminal justice on a global scale. The Day of International Criminal Justice marks the anniversary of the adoption on 17 July 1998 of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC, which seeks to deter people from genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime. 17 July unites all those who wish to support justice, promote victims’ rights, and help prevent crimes that threaten the peace and security of the world.
By Roy Lie A Tjam.
During the month of June 2016, the Office of Commercial Affairs of the Royal Thai Embassy in The Hague held culinary events around the Netherlands in conjunction with Amazing Oriental supermarket.
Events were held in the Oriental supermarkets of Almere, Beverwijk, Rotterdam and The Hague. There were cooking demonstrations, free tasting of Thai food products and free recipe booklets with detailed information on the delights that Thai cuisine has to offer.
The events were well attended, and Mr. Nissana Thaveepanit, Minister Counselor in charge of commercial affairs and his staff could look back with pride on a successful promotional campaign.
What African history teaches us is that the newly liberated countries felt the need to express solidarity with one another and in May 1963, 32 African countries met in Addis Ababa to form the Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU). It was a major political force on the continent until the 1990s, and later the OAU became the African Union because of the increasingly economic, rather than political, nature of the challenges faced by the continent in the 1990s.
Historically, in terms of relations with the West, African countries since independence did relate more with colonial master country than their neighbouring African country or countries. This kind relationship continued till present and it affected so much of there would be intra African trade. Trade has been between former colonial master and their colonies than between African countries amongst themselves.
Also the West or colonial master (countries) were generous to share their break through medical discoveries and research but they didn’t share enough of industrial revolution break through and research with Africans. Whether on purpose or not, Africa did not benefit from the industrial revolution like it should have. Now that the discussion of 4th industrial revolution is on the centre stage, the role and commitment of government leaders in pursuing industrialization policies is critical.
Today we live in an era of national visions with target dates to which we add international blue prints issued by the United Nations and countries must work to achieve these visions.
Alka Power and Green Quest Solution have since the beginning held the idea that producing renewable energy is the only true alternative for both the environment and the people using this energy. investing in renewable energy is not only cost effective, it even opens the door to other new green and renewable investment possibilities that will in the end safeguard all people from health hazards; and we no longer stand alone in this view since the publication of the Bloomberg New Energy Outlook 2016, in which it was stated firmly that:
Wind and Solar production costs will drop.
These two technologies will become the cheapest way of producing electricity in many countries by 2020s and in most of the world by 2030s. Onshore wind-costs will have fallen by 41% and Solar Power (Photo-Voltaic to be precise) costs will have fallen by 60% in 2040.’
Photography Alka Power.
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Alka Power (www.alkapower.nl) is currently based in The Hague, Netherlands. It will open an office in De Meern (near Utrecht) shortly. Alka Power is a Dutch company with firm roots in Pakistan.
Events were held in the Oriental supermarkets of Almere, Beverwijk, Rotterdam and The Hague. There were cooking demonstrations, free tasting of Thai food products and free recipe booklets with detailed information on the delights that Thai cuisine has to offer.
The events were well attended, and Mr. Nissana Thaveepanit, Minister Counselor in charge of commercial affairs and his staff could look back with pride on a successful promotional campaign.
