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Direct from the Embassy of Georgia.
Announcing the next visit of the State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Alex Petriashvili to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 7-8 November, 2013 the State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Mr. Alex Petriashvili will be visiting the Netherlands. The main focus of his visit will be Georgia EU relations in the particular scope of Eastern Partnership initiative and the milestone Vilnius EP summit.
In the framework of the visit, besides the high level bilateral meetings, there are several public events planned. On November 7, the State Minister will give a lecture “Georgia’s political association and economic integration: Stability and Security in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood”, at the Leiden University Campus (LUC) the Hague. The event is organized jointly with the LUC the Hague and will take place at 14.15-16.00.
On November 8, Minister Petriashvili will participate in the high level strategic session organized jointly with the Hague Institute for Global Justice. The discussions will apply to and highlight the issue of “Georgia’s Association Agreement: Stability and Security in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood”. The event will take place at the Hague Institute for Global Justice at 11.00-12.30. On the same day, Mr. Petriashvili will participate in the seminar “The Vilnius Summit: Brussels versus Moscow?” The seminar is organized jointly with the Clingendael Institute at takes place at the Clingendael Institute on November 8, 15.30- 17.30.
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By Alexander W. Beelaerts van Blokland, Judge in the Court of Appeal & honorary Special Advisor International Affairs of the Municipality of The Hague.
The Hague was world news twice during the last few months. On August 28th with 100 years Peace Palace with our King, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and our Prime Minister Rutte. It was on the day that the USA was about to attack Syria because of the chemical weapons. I was sitting in the Peace Palace almost next to the Director General of OPCW, H.E. Ahmet Üzümcü, who told me that he was very nervous about the situation. But see what happened in the weeks afterwards: a diplomatic solution, Syria becoming member of OPCW and on top of it: on Friday October 11th the OPCW, with its headquarter in The Hague, received the Nobel Peace Prize. Our congratulations !
Impressive also was the state visit of Israel’s president Shimon Peres. I was invited by H.E. Haim Divon to the Portugese Synagoge in Amsterdam, where during more than an hour the elder statesman (90!) answered all kinds of questions. We all realized that he was already 25 years old when the state Israel was established in 1948 and that mr. Peres played an important role during all its 65 years of existing. On Monday October 14th I was present at two other celebrations. First as a guest of H.E. Ugur Dogan, ambassador of Turkey and his wife Manolya. She wrote a very nice book about the beautiful Turkish Residence at Prinsessegracht 29, completed in 1734. I was invited because one of my direct ancestors (seven generations) lived there shortly afterwards, in the middle of the 18th century. Then a quick bicycle ride to Kasteel De Wittenburg in Wassenaar, where International Women’s Contact The Hague celebrated its 35 years of existence. As one of only a few men I was invited too and enjoyed it very much. a.beelaerts@planet.nl