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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will visit Qatar from 9 to 11 December, in the first Dutch state visit to the Middle East in 14 years.
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will make a state visit to Qatar from 9 to 11 December, the first state visit by a Dutch monarch to the Middle East in 14 years, according to the Dutch Government Information Service.
The Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, invited the royal couple. Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen, Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz, Foreign Trade and Development Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, and State Secretary for Agriculture Silvio Erkens will also travel with them.
The last Dutch state visit to the region was in January 2012, when Queen Beatrix visited the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Willem-Alexander and Máxima accompanied her. The Qatar visit follows the emir’s trip to the Netherlands in June 2024.
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