On the occasion of the official opening of the 4th Pan-African meeting of the ABS capacity development Initiative for Africa

Speech by Netherlands Ambassador Susan Blankhart | 5 December 2009

Ambassador Blankhart gave a speech on 5th December 2009 at the official opening of the 4th Pan-African meeting of the ABS(Access and Benefit Sharing) capacity development Initiative for Africa which was hosted by the Minister of State for Environmental Affairs of Egypt, H.E. Maged George. This is an African prepatory meeting in the framework of the negotiations to establish an International Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources protocol as part of the Convention and Biodiversity. This Initiative is amongst others sponsored by the Netherlands Government.

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Graduation Ceremony Regional IT Institute Cairo and the Maastricht School of Management 2009

Speech by Netherlands Ambassador Susan Blankhart | 14 november 2009

The Netherlands- Egypt: A Broad-Based Relationship

I wish to express my sincere appreciation to RITI for inviting me at this marvellous graduation ceremony of the RITI 2009 Graduating Class. It is also a celebration fifteen years of successful cooperation between the Regional IT Institute and the Maastricht School of Management ( MSM ). I am proud of the fact that RITI regards the Maastricht School of Management as a world class partner and the key factor of RITI's distinction in the Egyptian business market. During these 15 fruitful years of cooperation, RITI and MSM have joined forces to offer distinctive educational programs. They may vary in duration, nature, target group, and disciplines, but all these programmes have played a large role in enriching RITI's history and in offering first-class education for the Egyptian participants worth its money. And getting your money’s worth is something that appeals very much to Dutch people but I think also to Egyptians.

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