Princess Astrid on Economic Missions: 2013 -

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On March 19 Princess Astrid attended diplomatic consultations in Muscat, visited the Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) office and the Royal Opera House and she attended a meeting with various companies.




** belga gallery - day 5 - March 19 ** facetoface **


** timesofoman: His Highness Sayyid Fahd meets Belgian Princess Astrid **


** saudigazette.com.sa: Princess Astrid welcomes Oman’s decision to join the anti-mine convention **

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On day 6 of the mission a visit to the Grand Mosque Sultan Qabous and a meeting with the press have been on the agenda:




** belga gallery - day 6 - March 20 ** facetoface **


** omanobserver.om: Princess Astrid visits Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque **

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Princess Astrid currently is on an economic mission to Colombia and Peru from October 18th to October 25th. Vice-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Didier Reynders and a business delegation are travelling with her.


Here are some pics of the first two days:



** belga gallery 1 ** belga gallery 2 ** gettyimages gallery October 19 **

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On day 3 of the mission, October 20, Princess Astrid and the delegation were received by Colombian Republic President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, they visited Ecopetrol, attended an Agoria power luncheon on energy and power generation, opened the Experience Light Center of Delta Light and attended a signing ceremony between Exmar and Pacific Rubiales Energy.



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** belga gallery day 3 ** facetoface gallery ** belga gallery 2 **

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On day 4 Princess Astrid attended a lunch with Colombian Republic President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon and an "E-Government Solutions" meeting.





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[Barbara21]

I read the program and it's really full of meetings, visits and ceremonies. A very busy time.
I believe that the princess and the delegation are doing a good job and hopefully the mission helps to create opportunities for Belgian companies.

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Here are some pics of Princess Astrid and the delegation at the Belgian official reception, on October 22 they continued their journey to Peru:



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On October 23, day 6 of the journey, Astrid was welcomed by Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Tasso and his wife, she received the key of the city from Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Lima, gave the decoration of the Commander of the order of the Crown to Salomon Lerner Febres and visited the National Institute for Neoplastic Diseases (INEN) in Lima.




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Here are some pics from yesterday, October 24:




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Princess Astrid has started an economic mission to Malaysia and Singapore from November 22nd to November 28th.

Today, November 23, she visited the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur.



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On day 2, November 24, Princess Astrid visited Cenviro Waste Treatment Plant, attended the openings and closing cocktail of several seminars and attended the opening of the new office of SWIFT.



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Princess Astrid of Belgium pictured during day 3 of an economic mission of Belgian Princess Astrid and the Foreign Minister to Malaysia and Singapore, Tuesday 25 November 2014 in Malaysia.

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On day 4, November 26, Princess Astrid and the delegation arrived in Singapore, attended seminars, met with the Minister of Health, visited GSK (GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals) and attended the Antwerp Diamond Night Dinner.




** belga gallery - day 4 **

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Today, November 27, Princess Astrid met with Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.




** gettymages gallery ** belga gallery - day 5 ** facetoface **

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On the final day in Singapore and last day of the mission, November 28, Princess Astrid and the delegation visited the Gardens by the Bay and the Jurong Island Westward Expansion Project by DEME.



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[julliette]

She reminded me so much of Maria Laura in this pic:
http://3.t.cdn.belga.be/belgaimage:6...bc1&m=nnilcknm

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Due to financial reasons the number of economc missions will be reduced from 2015 on. Instead of four missions only two missions per year will be organized:



** lesoir.be: La princesse Astrid ne participera plus qu’à deux missions économiques par an ** translation **

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I hope despite there being less missions in the future we will still get to see as much if not more of Astrid next year.