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PM Modi congratulates newly-sworn-in PM of Netherlands
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the newly-sworn-in Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof, on assuming office.
In a social media post, Mr. Modi said he is looking forward to closely working together to advance the India-Netherlands partnership in the areas of renewable energy, water management, agriculture, mobility, and new and emerging technology.
Along with Schoof, Dutch King Willem-Alexander also swore in the new ministers and state secretaries at the royal Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague.
The 67-year-old independent has taken over the reins from departing PM Mark Rutte, who is set to become the next secretary-general of NATO later this year.
The passing of the baton comes after more than seven months of protracted negotiations following the electoral victory of far-right leader Geert Wilders last November.
Wilders gave up on his ambition to become the Prime Minister to keep strained coalition talks on track after he failed to garner the support of all partners. His government partners considered his “anti-Islam” and “Eurosceptic” statements too extreme to lead the nation, according to Euro News.
Instead of having their leaders stand for PM, the four coalition partners — Wilders’ PVV (Freedom Party), the Famers Party (BBB), the liberal-conservative VVD, and the new anti-corruption party NSC — agreed to compromise on Schoof, who was previously running the Dutch Secret Service.
