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Selected newsflashes. For complete list see the Dutch site under Actueel - Nieuwsberichten.
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Better air links for Uruzgan
27 July 2010 | Afghanistan
A new civil terminal is to be built at the Afghan military airport at Tarin Kowt. The construction will be funded by the Netherlands and Germany, and if all goes according to plan, the new facilities will be ready in June 2011. The terminal will handle 150 passengers per hour and should meet the needs of Uruzgan’s air passengers for at least ten years to come.
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Chad must arrest Bashir and surrender him to ICC
22 July 2010 | International Criminal Court
At the initiative of the Netherlands and other member states, the European Union has called on the government of Chad to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and surrender him to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. President Bashir is suspected of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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Microcredit institution extends services in Uruzgan
22 July 2010 | Afghanistan
Afghan entrepreneurs in the Chora district of Uruzgan can now obtain small loans for setting up a business or investing in existing ventures. This week the microcredit institution World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) set up a new office in Ali Shirzai, the district centre.
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The Netherlands will continue business relationship and engagement with Suriname
19 July 2010
The Netherlands respects the outcome of Suriname’s democratic elections and the choice of the Surinamese parliament, but contact with the president will be based on functional necessity only.
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The Netherlands and Venezuela hold constructive talks
17 July 2010
Venezuela will take a constructive stance in the dialogue with the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. That is the conclusion of talks between Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, which were held in Caracas on Friday. The Ministers agreed to continue their talks in September.
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Venezuela’s allegations totally unfounded
16 July 2010
The allegations that a helicopter of the Royal Dutch Navy has violated Venezuela’s airspace are totally unfounded. This is the message that Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen has conveyed to the Venezuelan ambassador in The Hague.
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Relief operation in Haiti still well under way
15 July 2010
The reports in the media that countries are not honouring their pledges for assistance to Haiti are based on a misunderstanding. These reports are about support to a reconstruction fund for Haiti. The government of Haiti is still working on a plan for the reconstruction of Port au Prince and surroundings.
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The Netherlands and Pakistan resume talks
13 July 2010
The Netherlands and Pakistan have decided to resume their regular talks. This was agreed by representatives of the two countries during a meeting in The Hague.
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More than 170 nominations for the Human Rights Defenders Tulip
9 July 2010 | Human Rights Defenders Tulip
This year, 174 human rights defenders have been nominated for the Human Rights Defenders Tulip, the Dutch government’s human rights award. They come from 73 countries all over the world, and from all walks of life.
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Forensic team submits findings on death of Congolese human rights defender
8 July 2010 | Human Rights
Although his body bore injuries, forensic investigation does not show that the Congolese human rights defender Floribert Chebeya Bahizire died by violent means. The forensic team found that he had suffered heart failure.