New Azerbaijani embassy's building opens in Netherlands - PHOTOS

During his visit to the Netherlands, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has attended the solemn opening ceremony of a new embassy.

The embassy, consisting of three buildings, is located in an area of 2,000 square meters in The Hague, the Foreign Ministry's press service told Trend on Wednesday.

The main building has all conditions for work - halls and rooms for various events and meetings, video room, equipped with the necessary equipment for film screenings and workshops, office rooms for diplomatic personnel and the residence of the ambassador.

At the beginning of the event, participants laid flowers at the bust of Heydar Aliyev, set in the lobby of the embassy.

Opening the event, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Netherlands Fuad Isgenderov gave brief information about the activities of the embassy. In his speech, Secretary General of the Dutch Foreign Ministry Ed Kronenburg on behalf of the Government of Netherlands congratulated Azerbaijan on an official opening of the new administrative building of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the Netherlands.

Kronenburg, noting that his country attaches great importance to relations with Azerbaijan, has congratulated the people of Azerbaijan on Republic Day and expressed his hope that the 20-year history of relations between the two countries will continue.

Mammadyarov stressed that relations between Azerbaijan and the Netherlands are on the rise and the opening today of a large diplomatic complex, which is owned by Azerbaijan in this country is a manifestation of this development.

The event was attended by senior officials of the Dutch Government, members of the royal family, representatives of Parliament, ambassadors of foreign countries accredited in the Netherlands, heads of international organizations, presidents and judges of are international courts located in The Hague, heads and scientists of higher education of academies and universities in the Netherlands, heads of leading business companies and NGOs in the country, businessmen, representatives of the local press and activists of the Azerbaijan Diaspora.

The event was widely covered by local press.

/Trend/