Ambassador Ledda giving his brief remarts to invited guests that included Deputy Director Arjan van den Berg, East Asia Division, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Guests listened to a performance by a soprano, Ms. Lopez accompanied by a Dutch harpist, Ms. Bos

 The event was warmly appreciated by guests from various sectors in the Netherlands

14 October 2016. The Philippine Embassy in The Hague, led by Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda hosted a reception to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of Philippine-Netherlands diplomatic relations. The commemorative gathering was held at The Hague’s iconic 134-year old hotel, Hotel des Indes and attended by members of the Dutch government, business community, academe and think-tank institutions, media and the Filipino-Dutch community. In his brief remarks, Ambassador Ledda highlighted the continuing growth of cooperation between the governments of the Philippines and The Netherlands, as well as the increasing people-to-people contacts between the two countries. The reception was also held to send-off members of the Dutch trade mission going to the Philippines on a 3-day business venture, 26-29 October 2016. A brief musical performance by Germany-based Filipina soprano, Nikka Mae Lopez and local harpist, Carla Bos capped the evening’s Philippine appreciation of an enduring and a stronger partnership with The Netherlands and its people in the past years and in the years ahead. END