Embassy of Georgia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Embassy of Georgia in The Hague is the diplomatic mission of Georgia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is located at Lange Vijverberg 12, 2513 AC, in The Hague:. The Embassy was established in 2007 after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Georgia and the Netherlands on April 22, 1992 and relocated to its current address in 2017. Prior to the opening of the Embassy, Georgia covered diplomatic relations with the Netherlands through its diplomatic mission in Brussels. The current Ambassador of Georgia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands H.E. Mr. George Sharvashidze, was appointed in November 2018 The Embassy also serves as a Consulate of Georgia in The Hague and serves the citizens of Georgia residing in the whole of the Netherlands
H.E. George Sharvashidze assumed office as the Ambassador of Georgia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and to the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on December 1, 2018 and 18 days later, presented Letters of Credence to His MajestyKing Willem-Alexander on December 19, 2018. On March 12, 2020, Embassy of Georgia hosted a delegation of 15 Agroservice managers incoming for trade mission from Georgia to the Netherlands. The goal of the mission is to bring these entrepreneurs in contact with Dutch trading partners and to support them in the further development of their entrepreneurial qualities On March 29, 2019, during the visit of H.E. Ms Thea Tsulukiani, Minister of Justice of Georgia, Georgia signed a cooperation agreement in criminal matters with Eurojust. The final document was signed in The Hague by Minister Tsulukiani, Chief Prosecutor Shalva Tadumadze and the head of Eurojust Ladislav Hamran. H.E. Mr George Sharvashidze and other high-ranking Georgian officials were present during the ceremony. On April 24, 2019 Ambassador of Georgia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. George Sharvashidze bestowed the Order of Honour to the Chairman of the Tilburg Byzantine Choir and the TBK Projects Fund, expert of PUM Netherlands, Johannes Cornelis de Bruijn for his extensive work and development of education for children with different kinds of autism in Georgia.. On May 26, 2019, in celebration of Georgia' Independence Day and Ambassador's visit to University of Groningen, Groningen's Martini Tower played several Georgian melodies throughout the day. Similarly, in memoriam of a late Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, several of his pieces were performed at the Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk after his passing.. On January 21, 2020, Dutch Minister of Foreign AffairsStef Blok visited Georgia, held bilateral meetings with the Georgian Foreign Minister, David Zalkaliani, visited the EUMM office and arrived at occupation line . During the COVID 19 pandemic of 2020, the Embassy of Georgia assisted 115 Georgian citizens with basic needs, shelter or health needs in The Netherlands and facilitated the organization of 4 direct flights from Amsterdam to Tbilisi. For the celebration of the restoration of Georgian Independence on May 26, 2020, the Embassy organized playing of Georgian national anthem and other Georgian melodies from the Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk, Scheveningen's Oude Kerk, Voorschoten's Dorpskerk, Alphen aan den Rijn's Adventskerk, Groningen's Martinitoren, and Eindhoven's .
