October 29, 2017
THE HAGUE – The new Dutch government sticks to the conditions its predecessor has demanded from St. Maarten for the hundreds of millions of euros for the reconstruction of the island, John Samson reports on Caribisch Netwerk. State Secretary Raymond Knops (Kingdom Relations) confirmed this after last Friday’s meeting of the Kingdom Council of Ministers.
http://stmaartennews.com/dutch-news/knops-sticks-conditions-deadline-looms/
Source: https://www.sxm-talks.com/st-maarten-news/knops-sticks-to-conditions-deadline-looms/
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