On the occasion of the end of term of Mr Joseph Cole
as Ambassador of Malta to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Director for the
European Department, Ms Daphne Bergsma hosted a lunch on 13 July in the Hague.
Ambassadors of Australia, Tunisia, Morocco, Cyprus, Greece, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia and Albania were also present to bid farewell to Ambassador
Cole. In the exchange of courtesies, both Ambassador Cole and Ms Bergsma noted
that during these past four years, the relations between Malta and the
Netherlands have been quite intensive with the Trio EU Presidency and the
shared title of the EU Capital of Culture in Valletta and Leeuwarden. There is
cooperation between the two countries in the field of security and research. In
his remarks Ambassador Cole thanked his colleagues for the excellent
collaboration and friendship and noted the important bilateral ties and also
personal connections that exist between Malta and the countries they represent.
This was one of the last few engagements for Ambassador Cole who will end his term
as Ambassador of Malta in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 31st
July.
