Sjoerd Smit

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Norway, views are my own.

[Jens Stoltenberg @jensstoltenberg]

Norway more than doubles our support for Ukraine, to approximately 8 billion EUR this year.
Europe must do more. I am pleased about the unanimous support from the Norwegian parliament behind this decision.

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

It wasn’t a bad day for 🇺🇸 diplomacy - it was disastrous. And it follows a string of disasters from caving in to 🇷🇺 demands before talks, over the shameful 🇺🇳 vote and Trump’s talk of Zelenskyy as ”dictator”. 🇺🇸 is burning credibility - bad for us all. https://t.co/KybehILctw

[Donald Tusk @donaldtusk]

Dear @ZelenskyyUa, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

[Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 @DutchMFA]

Today we commemorate Boris Nemtsov, a prominent Russian politician, anti-corruption activist and opposition leader, who was brutally gunned down near the Kremlin on February 27, 2015. 1/2

[Espen Barth Eide @EspenBarthEide]

Vi går nå inn i en helt avgjørende fase i vår tids største sikkerhetspolitiske drama.

Jeg skriver om den intense diplomatiske aktiviteten som nå pågår foran mulige fredsforhandlinger om Ukraina i E24. https://t.co/2YDRiIA5Re

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

It’s certainly an innovative approach to a negotiation to make very major concessions even before they have started. Not even Chamberlain went that low in 1938. That Munich ended very bad anyhow.

[Sjoerd Smit @SjoerdJSmit]

Solid men skremmende analyse i @aftenposten. Trump 2.0 sitt USA er et autoritært og samtidig populistisk oligarki med fascistiske islett. https://t.co/zpg9h7GLYY

[Nicolas de La Grandville @ndelagrandville]

Moving ceremony for a timely commemoration !

[Sjoerd Smit @SjoerdJSmit]

Outraged by the news that the Rapid Support Forces have destroyed the Sultan Ali Dinar Palace in El Fasher, #darfur #sudan. A despicable attack on 🇸🇩 cultural identity and history underlines a broader agenda to destabilise the social fabric! https://t.co/Stcxv6llut

[Sjoerd Smit @SjoerdJSmit]

Godt nyttår alle sammen! Deilig å ha oppnådd mestringsfølelse i Norsk som 🇳🇱diplomat i 🇳🇴! ⁦@NLinNorway⁩

[Sjoerd Smit @SjoerdJSmit]

Every 11 minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. Today, at the start of #OrangeTheWorld for 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, the @NLinNorway embassy turns orange. @FOKUSkvinner @DutchMFA

[Sjoerd Smit @SjoerdJSmit]

‘The forgotten voice of Sinjar’ , on display at @NobelPeaceOslo captures the horrors of the #YazidiGenocide. Thanks to @NOREFno @norskfolkehjelp to keep the memory alive and bring justice closer. @NLinNorway @NorwayMFA @DutchMFA

[Mukwege Foundation @MukwegeFound]

Experience 'The Forgotten Voices of Sinjar' at the @NobelPeaceOslo. Dive into #VR, photography & art amplifying Yazidi voices, justice, & recovery. 🗓️ Panel: Nov 20, 18:00. @NbdyListeningVR,@YazdaOrg, @natianavrouzov, @rxdsouza, @DrSinjari #YazidiGenocide

[Sjoerd Smit @SjoerdJSmit]

For the 2nd time in 18 months a US carrier sailed into the Oslo fjord as part of a training exercise with #NATO partners. On board of USS Harry S. Truman we are reminded that in turbulent geopolitical times, NATO stands together! @NLinNorway @NorwayMFA @DutchMFA @NLDefatNordics

[NL in Norway & Iceland @NLinNorway]

Ambassador @Inescoppoolse presented her credentials to @PresidentISL. #Iceland and NL have strong ties, not only economically but also as NATO allies. A growing number of Icelandic students find their way to NL universities, and more tourists from the NL find their way to Iceland

[Sjoerd Smit @SjoerdJSmit]

An honour to witness the opening of the 169th session or the Norwegian 🇳🇴 parliament #stortinget yesterday. In stormy geopolitical times we cannot take our freedom, democracy and prosperity for granted. @NorwayMFA @NLinNorway

[Stortinget @Stortinget]

H.M. Kongen holder trontalen for Stortinget.
– Sammen skal vi ta landet trygt gjennom urolige tider, sier han.

[Jens Stoltenberg @jensstoltenberg]

After 10 momentous years @NATO, I have just one thing left to say to my dear colleagues and friends: thank you.

Best of luck to Mark Rutte – I know that with you at the helm, our transatlantic Alliance will stay safe and secure.

[Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 @DutchMFA]

As Kingdom of the Netherlands, we are committed to a modern @UN, ready to address the challenges and the threats of the 21st century. The adoption of the Pact for the Future marks a significant step in the right direction ⤵️

[Norwegian Armed Forces | Forsvaret @Forsvaret_no]

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[NL in Norway & Iceland @NLinNorway]

Today our new ambassador @InesCoppoolse presented her credentials to His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. The ambassador is looking forward to her official duties as Ambassador to Norway. We wish the ambassador a warm welcome in Oslo!

[Sjoerd Smit @SjoerdJSmit]

Tonight is @OsloKulturnatt, a night packed with culture in lovely @Oslokommune. Pleased to be singing with @NesoddenKommune choir ‘Coro Misto’ in Gamle Aker kirke, Oslo’s oldest church, tonight at 19.00. Hope to see you there!