EAM Jaishankar lauds Netherlands' support against terrorism, strengthens bilateral ties during Hague visit

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his meeting with Netherlands Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp on Monday local time admired the countrys strong condemnation of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and its support for a zerotolerance policy against terrorismTaking to the social media platform X Jaishankar expressed gratitude for the Netherlands hospitality noting his discussion with his counterpart on deepened bilateral ties between the two nations and pressing global issuesThank FM Caspar Veldkamp of the Netherlands for hosting me today in The Hague Appreciate Netherlands strong condemnation of the Pahalgam attack And support for zero tolerance against terrorism Had wideranging discussions on deepening our bilateral partnership and engagement with the EU Exchanged views on the global situation in an era of multipolarity the EAM stated on XThank FM Caspar Veldkamp ministerBZ of the Netherlands for hosting me today in The Hague Appreciate Netherlandsrsquo strong condemnation of the Pahalgam attack And support for zero tolerance against terrorismHad wideranging discussions on deepening our bilateral partnershiphellip pictwittercomoYgk7ygRvGmdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar May 19 2025Jaishankar also engaged with the Netherlands Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans and discussed the benefits of a bilateral defence partnership between the two nationsPleased to meet Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans in The Hague today Exchanged views on our respective security perspectives and challenges Also spoke about the benefits of forging a bilateral defence partnership Jasishnakr statedPleased to meet Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans in The Hague today Exchanged views on our respective security perspectives and challenges Also spoke about the benefits of forging a bilateral defence partnership DefensieMin pictwittercomRZ4SPQDnKTmdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar May 19 2025The EAM also engaged with the Indian community in the Netherlands noting the value of the communitys contribution to building a stronger relationship between India and the NetherlandsInteracted with representatives of the Indian community this evening Value the contribution of the community to building a stronger relationship between India and the Netherlands the EAM statedInteracted with representatives of the Indian community this evening Value the contribution of the community to building a stronger relationship between India and the Netherlands pictwittercombPWk0GrebVmdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar May 19 2025EAM Jaishankar arrived in the Netherlands early Monday IST to hold discussions with the countrys leadershipAccording to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs MEA EAM Jaishankar is on an official visit to the Netherlands Denmark and Germany from May 19 to 24During the visit the EAM will meet with the leadership of the three countries and discuss the entire range of bilateral relations Discussions will also take place on global and regional matters of mutual interestEAM Jaishankars visit to Germany came after Friedrich Merz took over the office as the new Federal Chancellor of Germany earlier this monthIn the wake of the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack the three countries were a part of the several countries from across the world that had expressed solidarity with IndiaThe Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen offered support to India and condemned all acts of terrorism She also extended condolences to the victims of the attack and their familiesIndia shares warm and friendly ties with the three countries The relationship between India and Denmark is based on historical links common democratic traditions and a shared desire for regional and international peace and stability The current development of renewed IndiaDenmark relations has been guided by the Green Strategic Partnership the MEA saidThe diplomatic ties between India and the Netherlands are over 75 years old As per the MEA the two countries enjoy strong political economic amp commercial relations Highlevel mutual exchanges have provided impetus to the multifaceted partnership between the two countriesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params