Netherlands Ambassador to Lebanon Jan Waltmans says the Netherlands has increased its cooperation with Lebanon in the past few years, local media reported on Friday.
“We have signed cooperation agreements in agriculture and the Lebanese potato has started entering the European market.
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“We are also cooperating with agricultural cooperatives in Akkar to export their products to Europe,’’ Waltmans said on the National News Agency.
He made the remarks during a ceremony in Beirut to celebrate the Netherlands national day.
Waltmans said that the Netherlands embassy in Lebanon, was committed in its cooperation with the North African Country through programmes that encourage Lebanese undergraduate youths to come up with agricultural innovations.
He further disclosed that the Dutch Airlines had also started direct flights to Beirut from Amsterdam as part of the cooperation. (NAN)
