"Netherlands - Speech by Verhagen at Wittenburg Conference
Speech by foreign minister Verhagen at opening of Dutch-Turkish bilateral conference (Wittenburg Conference), Hotel Des Indes, 7 October 2009
Good morning , ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to The Hague, and to Hotel Des Indes. In particular, I would like to extend a warm welcome to my Turkish colleague, Ahmet Davutoğlu. Ahmet, we saw each other only a few weeks ago at the General Assembly in New York. But this is your first visit to the Netherlands since taking office in May and I certainly hope it won’t be your last. A Turkish newspaper recently reported that you had visited ten countries in ten days 1 – which is a record I have yet to match! It shows that you have taken on your new position with great energy and ambition – which I admire greatly. I hope that you will often include the Netherlands in your travels – we will always be honoured to welcome you!"
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