Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Dutch: Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken; BuZa) is responsible for the foreign policy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has eight goals:

* To strengthen the international legal order and respect for human rights.
* To promote security and stability, effective humanitarian assistance, and good governance.
* To strengthen European cooperation.
* To increase wealth worldwide and fight poverty.
* To promote human and social development.
* To protect and improve the environment.
* To promote the welfare and safety of Dutch nationals abroad and to regulate the movement of persons
* To raise the Netherlands' cultural profile and help create a positive image within and beyond the Netherlands

The current minister is Maxime Verhagen, he is aided by a minister without portfolio: Bert Koenders (responsible for development corporation) and a state secretary: Frans Timmermans (responsible for European affairs)

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