Colombia–Netherlands relations
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Colombia–Netherlands relations are the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Colombia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Both governments have had a friendly relationship since the beginning of the 19th century.
History
[edit]Both governments established diplomatic relations in 1829. Unofficially, the relations were born when William I of the Netherlands sought a rapprochement with Simón Bolívar, linked to the Latin American wars of independence and the island of Curaçao.[1]
On 10 February 2014, the Netherlands was accepted as an Observer State of the Pacific Alliance at the VIII Summit held in Cartagena. It is is also an Associate Country of the Ibero-American Summit and plays a role in the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), which represents the Dutch territories in the Caribbean.[2]
High-level visits
[edit]High-level visits from Colombia to the Netherlands[2]
- Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia Marta Lucía Ramírez (2022)
- President Iván Duque Márquez (2022)
- Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán (2022)
High-level visits from the Netherlands to Colombia[2]
- Prime Minister Mark Rutte (2018)
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Thijs van der Plas (2022)
Bilateral agreements
[edit]Both nations have signed several bilateral agreement such as a Memorandum of Understanding for the authorization of spouses of diplomatic officials to exercise remunerated activity in the receiving state (2004); Air Services Agreement (2014); Air Transport Agreement with respect to Aruba (2018); Agreement to avoid double taxation (2022); Circular Economy Memorandum of Understanding (2022) and a Memorandum of Understanding Colombia-Dutch Partnership for Water (2022).[2][3]
Economic relations
[edit]Colombia exported products worth 1,215,053 thousand dollars, the main products being petroleum, coal and agro-industrial products, while Colombia exported products worth 266,755 thousand dollars, the main products being chemical products, machinery and agro-industrial products.[4]
In 2009, Netherlands exported services to Colombia worth $155M, with Services not allocated ($155M) being the largest in connection with value. In 2022, Netherlands exported $782M to Colombia. The products exported from the Netherlands to Colombia included Refined Petroleum ($99.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($67.9M), and Medical Instruments ($52.3M). Colombia exported $3.67B to Netherlands. The products exported from Colombia exported to the Netherlands were Coal Briquettes ($2.75B), Refined Petroleum ($139M), and Ferroalloys ($129M).[5]
On January 2024, Colombia strengthened its commercial ties with the Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean. Colombian exports to this region reach a significant value of 1,738 million dollars.[6]
Diplomatic representation
[edit]- Colombia has an embassy in The Hague, as well as a consulate general in Amsterdam.[7]
- Netherlands has an embassy in Bogotá, as well as consulates in Medellín, Cali and Cartagena de Indias.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ der Veen, Sytze van (2019-05-10). "La Gran Colombia y la Gran Holanda: una relación entre sueño y realidad". El Espectador (periódico). Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ a b c d "Reino de los Países Bajos | Cancillería". www.cancilleria.gov.co. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Colombia y los Países Bajos refuerzan cooperación bilateral en materia de gestión hídrica". www.dnp.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Perfil de Países Bajos". Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Colombia). Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Netherlands (NLD) and Colombia (COL) Trade". The Observatory of Economic Complexity. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (2024-01-22). "Colombia and the Netherlands strengthen commercial ties in banana, coffee and avocado - Nieuwsbericht - Agroberichten Buitenland". www.agroberichtenbuitenland.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Embajada de Colombia en La Haya, Países Bajos". EmbassyPages.
- ^ "Embajada de los Países Bajos en Bogotá, Colombia". EmbassyPages.
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