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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, left, and Holland's Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, right, hold a joint press conference following their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah Tuesday, June 23, 2009.

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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, right, shakes hands with Holland's foreign minister Maxime Verhagen, left, during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah Tuesday, June 23, 2009.

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Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen (L) welcomes US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, on March 30, 2009 to The Hague, following a meeting prior to a UN conference for Afghanistanon due to start tomorrow.

Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store (R) watches as his counterpart from the Netherlands Maxime Verhagen sits down at the start of a NATO-Ukraine foreign ministers joint meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, December 3, 2009.

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Netherland's foreign minister Maxime Verhagen (R) welcomes Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman in the Hague on November 11, 2009. Lieberman is on a visist in a bid to strengthen ties with the European Union.

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A woman, holding a roll of toilet paper with a picture of Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and a text reading "zionist ethnic cleansing paper, the strongest!", shouts slogans protesting against Lieberman's visit and meeitings with Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and me...

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Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, left, and his Dutch counterpart Maxime Verhagen, right, give a brief statement prior to their meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.

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Iranian human rights lawyer Shadi Sadr (R) smiles after being presented with the 2009 Human Rights Defenders Tulip by Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen (L) in The Hague on November 9, 2009.

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Iranian lawyer and activist Shadi Sadr, left, is applauded after she received the Dutch Human Rights Tulip award from Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, right, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.

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Iranian lawyer and activist Shadi Sadr, right, receives the Dutch Human Rights Tulip award from Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, left, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.

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Iranian lawyer and activist Shadi Sadr, right, receives the Dutch Human Rights Tulip award from Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, left, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.

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Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen (R) gives a press conference with his new German counterpart Guido Westerwelle after their meeting on November 2, 2009 in the Hague. The Netherlands is the first foreign destination of Westerwelle, who was sworn in on October 28.

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Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen (R) gives a press conference with his new German counterpart Guido Westerwelle after their meeting on November 2, 2009 in the Hague. The Netherlands is the first foreign destination of Westerwelle, who was sworn in on October 28.

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Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen (R) welcomes his new German counterpart Guido Westerwelle on November 2, 2009 in the Hague. The Netherlands is the first foreign destination of Westerwelle, who was sworn in on October 28.

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(FromL) Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet of Estonia, Maris Riekstins of Latvia, Maxime Verhagen of The Netherlands and Vygaudas Usackas of Lithuania chat on October 12, 2009 prior the meeting of Baltic and Benelux Foreign Ministers held in Vilnius.

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(FromL) Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen of The Netherlands, Jean Asselborn of Luxembourg and Urmas Paet of Estonia chat on October 12, 2009 prior the meeting of Baltic and Benelux Foreign Ministers held in Vilnius.

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(L to R) Latvia Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Maxime Verhagen, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas speak prior a meeting of Baltic and Benelux Foreign...

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(L to R) Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, Latvia Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins , Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Maxime Verhagen and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas speak prior a meeting of Baltic and Benelux Foreign Ministers held in Vilnius on October 12, 2009.

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(FromL) Minister of Foreign Affairs Yves Leterme of Belgium, Maris Riekstins of Latvia, Vygaudas Usackas of Lithuania, Maxime Verhagen of The Netherlands, Jean Asselborn of Luxembourg and Urmas Paet of Estonia pose for a family picture on October 12, 2009 prior the meeting of Baltic and...

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(FromL) Minister of Foreign Affairs Yves Leterme of Belgium, Maris Riekstins of Latvia, Vygaudas Usackas of Lithuania, Maxime Verhagen of The Netherlands, Jean Asselborn of Luxembourg and Urmas Paet of Estonia pose for a family picture on October 12, 2009 prior the meeting of Baltic and...

Netherland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen listens during a news conference in Riga October 12, 2009. Ints Kalnins.

Netherland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen speaks during a news conference in Riga October 12, 2009. Ints Kalnins.

Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins (R) listens to Netherland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen in Riga October 12, 2009. Ints Kalnins.

Netherland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen (L) smiles as he listens to his Latvian counterpart Maris Riekstins in Riga October 12, 2009. Ints Kalnins.

Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Riekstins (R) watches as Netherland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen signs the guest book in Riga October 12, 2009. Ints Kalnins.