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For the organization and general information of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands please visit: http://www.mindef.nl
Office of the Defence Attaché at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kiev, Ukraine
The Defence Attaché Office of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is lokated at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kiev and is the highest appointed military representative of the Ministry of Defence, Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy, Royal Netherlands Air Force and Royal Netherlands Marechaussee in Ukraine.
- The Defence Attaché is the primary contact for issues concerning the Ministry of Defence;
- The Defence Attaché keeps relevant authorities in The Hague informed about developments and trends in
the Ukrainan National Security and Defence Policy in general as well as developments within the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Special Services. - The Defence Attaché maintains close contacts with various representatives of the Ukraine Armed Forces
and foreign accredited Attachés in Ukraine. - The Defence Attaché is the primary contact for Ukraine military representatives for issues concerning the
Armed Forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.The Defence Attaché is also accredited to Moldova.
Dutch and Ukrainian Armed Forces maintain good relations. The co-orporation was started in 1995 by a Memorandum of Understanding, signed by the Ministers of Defence of boths countries. This enables to co-operate on a bilateral level and initiated the accreditation of a Defence Attaché of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kiev, Ukraine. A few years later an Ukrainian Defence Attache was accredited to The Hague. With the Ministry of Defence of Moldova no formal Memorandum of Understanding is in place, but there is a good co-operation on an incidentecal basis.
The main tasks of the armed forces
The Defence organisation stands for peace and security, at home and abroad. It is one of the ways in which the Netherlands contributes to stability and freedom in the world. That also makes it one of the ways that it serves society at large. The Navy, Army, Air Force and Marechaussee can be deployed quickly and flexibly and can operate anywhere in the world, under the most extreme conditions. They work closely together with the Armed Forces of other nations , strengthened by mutual confidence. Equipped with modern materiel, responsible in its use of force, and, when necessary, at risk to their own lives: that is the Defence organisation.
The Dutch armed forces have three main tasks:
- protecting the integrity of national and Alliance territory, including the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba;
- promoting the international rule of law and international stability;
- supporting civil authorities in upholding the law, providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, both
nationally and internationally.Military personnel carry out these national and NATO tasks at home and abroad every day. Every year, thousands of Dutch Military personnel and civilians - both men and women - are deployed for peace missions abroad. For up to date factual information visit: mindef.nl
Contact Defence Attache Office;
- The Defence, Naval , Army, Air and Marechaussee Attaché
Commander D. Reefman - Deputy Defence, Naval, Army, Air and Marechaussee Attache W.O. KMAR J.J. (John) Lok
Adress: Kontraktova Ploscha 7
01901 Kiev
Ukraine
Telephone: +380.44.4908.237/238
Fax: +380.44.4908.267
E-mail: kie-defat@minbuza.nlMinistry of Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Information
Information regarding tendering will increasingly be offered electronically by the Ministry of Defence
http://www.mindef.nl.
For more general information about the Commissariat for the Military Production of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, please visit http://info.minez.nl or send a message to: IDCMPCI@minez.nl
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Commissariat for the Military production
P.O.Box 20101
2500EC THE HAGUE
THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: +31 70 379 6227
Fax:+31 70 379 7318
Those can be obtained from the Official of the Netherlands Defence Attaché by sending an e- mail ank-defat@minbuza.nl
The Netherlands Industries for Defence and Security
Address: Prinsessegracht 19
2514 AP The Hague
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 70 364 4807
Fax: +31 70 365 6933
E-mail: info@nidv.eu
Website: www.nidv.eu
NIDV
The Netherlands Industries for Defence and Security (NIDV, Stichting Nederlandse Industrie voor Defensie en Veiligheid) promotes optimal involvement of the Netherlands industry with respect to procurements and assignments of the Ministry of Defence. However the NIDV does not limit its search for good business opportunities to the Netherlands, the Association is also active in markets emerging from co-operation between governments and in markets resulting from participation and offset contracts. The Netherlands defence market has a turnover of two billion euro a year.
The NIDV is open to any company located in the Netherlands that develops, produces or maintains products for, or delivers services to the Ministry of Defence. Additionally, Netherlands institutes, including the Netherlands Organisation for applied Scientific Research (TNO) and the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), engaged in research and development related to Defence are part of the target group. The NIDV is a non-profit organisation financed by yearly contributions from its members.
The NIDV represents its members. The opinions, interests and capabilities of the members are presented as efficiently and effectively as possible to the Netherlands government, politicians and the media. The association is in daily contact with the armed forces and consults members of Parliament on a regular basis. When matters of mutual interest in the defence industry need to be addressed, the NIDV collectively takes action on behalf of its members and other national trade organisations. The NIDV acts as mediator between governments, politicians, institutes and industry.
The NIDV mediates between foreign companies with an offset commitment and Netherlands companies. The NIDV also co-ordinates this with the Cluster Military Production (CMP) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Additionally, members are brought to the attention of foreign companies that call for tenders in the Netherlands.
For more information concerning the NIDV , please visit: http://www.nidv.eu
Dutch military War Graves in Ukraine
In Ukraine six Dutch military officers are burried. The graves are maintained by the Dutch “Oorlogsgraven Sichting”. Occasionaly the graves will be visited and honoured by representatives of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine.
The Dutch officers are:
In Odessa:
Cadet-vaandrig der Infanterie Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (K.N.I.L.)
A.G.L. Ligtermoet * 15-04-1919 / + 31-10-1948
(decorated posthumous with the Dutch Medal for bravery “Bronzen Leeuw”)
In Lviv:
Cadet-vaandrig der Cavalerie Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (K.N.I.L.)
H.R. von Seydlitz Kurzbach * 12-10-1917 / + 17-09-1944
In Ivano-Frankivsk
Majoor Staf der Infanterie
A.J.J.M. Lohmeijer * 04-04-1891 / + 03-09-1942
Kapitein Kust Artillerie
P.M.W.J. van der Slikke * 22-01-1896 / + 27-08-1943
Luitenant-kolonel 3e Regiment Veld Artillerie
H. Keppel Hesselink * 16-06-1887 / + 29-09-1942
Kolonel der Intendance
G.J. Potgieser * 08-05-1883 / + 12-12-1942
Links
www.landmacht.nl
www.luchtmacht.nl
www.marechaussee.nl