Trouw: Poland – Very First Official State Visit
Poland has been chosen by King Willem-Alexander for his very first official state visit. But why Poland?
See the interview with Beata Bruggeman-Sękowska at the bottom of the article:
http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5009/Archief/article/detail/3677130/2014/06/23/Stabiel-Polen-logische-eerste-keus.dhtml
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