Thursday, July 26, 2018

Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs apologizes to Surinaam


Stef Blok Minister of Foreign Affairs has apologized to Surinaam for his statement that Surinaam was a failed state.  In a letter to his Surinaam colleague, Yldiz Pollack-Beighle he admitted that he had made statements that he shouldn’t have made.  He also admitted that he had used illustrations which were unfortunate.  Blok also apologized to the former Dutch colonies, the Islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Saint Martin.

https://www.ad.nl/politiek/blok-biedt-suriname-excuses-aan-na-failed-state-uitspraak~aa3c1ca4/

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