Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... “capitulating to an autocratic regime”. Mr Wilders called on Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen to intervene. However, Mr Verhagen has said it is a matter for the Lower House and he will not be playing any mediating role. Mr Wilders has also asked for the foreign minister’s guarantee that Turkey will not extradite him to Jordan, where he faces blasphemy...
Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden are starting to pay off. According to foreign minister Maxime Verhagen, ‘while the number of incidents involving pirates has grown since the operation started in December 2008, the number of successful attacks has decreased.’ This is why the Netherlands will prolong its participation in Operation Atalanta. ‘There is an undiminished...
Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Dutch FM: Israel, Hamas must probe Gaza war crimes charges: "Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen urged Israel and Hamas to investigate war crimes allegations stemming from the Gaza conflict earlier this year...."Read the entire article at the top link.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Hague - Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen told parliament Thursday he would not talk to the Palestinian movement Hamas after talks with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman. Informing lawmakers about his talks with Lieberman, who visite...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Iranian lawyer and journalist Shadi Sadr was awarded a Dutch human rights prize Monday, worth up to 110,000 euros, for her fight against stoning as punishment, the Dutch foreign ministry said. She received the Human Rights Tulip from Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen at a ceremony in The Hague. "Shadi Sadr receives the Human Rights Tulip for her extraordinary courage, determination...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Amsterdam - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was due in the Netherlands Wednesday for meetings with his Dutch counterpart Maxime Verhagen, with Gaza, the deadlocked peace talks and Iran all on the agenda. Lieberman also requested to meet wi...
Irrefutable Proof ICTY Is Corrupt (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... talks can begin. Late Wednesday, the main parties in the Dutch parliament gave foreign minister Maxime Verhagen approval to “act accordingly” if a report due Dec. 3 from Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, shows that Serbia is now cooperating fully with the tribunal, the spokeswoman said. The decision was the clearest...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... talks can begin.Late Wednesday, the main parties in the Dutch parliament gave foreign minister Maxime Verhagen approval to "act accordingly" if a report due Dec. 3 from Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, shows that Serbia is now cooperating fully with the tribunal, the spokeswoman said.The decision was the clearest signal...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Hague - The use of chemical and biological weapons should be defined as a war crime, two Dutch ministers wrote in a letter sent to the parliament on Friday. In the letter, Foreign Ministers Maxime Verhagen and Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Netanyahu is under increasing international pressure not only over settlements but also over war crimes allegations stemming from the Gaza conflict. Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen told his Israeli counterpart Wednesday that the Netherlands wants Jerusalem and Palestinian authorities to investigate the claims.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... that if Balkekende were to leave to Brussels, Christian Democrats would prefer Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen to become the new prime minister rather than call early elections. Opinion polls say the two largest coalition parties Christian Democrats and Labour would lose out dramatically if elections were to be held today, while both the left liberal D'66 and the extreme rightist...
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The Hague - UAE ambassador to Netherlands Ali Thani Al Suwaidi called on the international community to take effective steps to resolve the Palestinian issue. He was delivering a speech today representing all Arab diplomats in Hague at a meeting called by the Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen. The Ambassador stressed in his speech that such meetings provide an opportunity to exchange...
