President Kovind Attends Naming Ceremony of Tulip Breed ‘Maitri’ at Keukenhof Tulip Park in Netherlands
GG News Bureau
Amsterdam, 6th April. President Ram Nath Kovind reached Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Monday (April 4, 2022) on the final part of his two-nation visit.
In the evening, the President visited the Keukenhof Tulip Park in Amsterdam to attend the naming ceremony of a tulip breed where he was received by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Wopke Hoekstra.
The tulip breed was named as ‘Maitri’ to symbolize the special and enduring friendship between India and the Netherlands.
In his brief remarks on the occasion, the President said, a new flower would bloom for India-Netherlands relations.
He thanked the Government of the Netherlands for that unique gesture and appreciated the efforts of the breeders of that beautiful new Tulip variant.
He said that it would inspire us to work towards strengthening bonds of friendship and ties between people of India and the Netherlands.
On April 5, 2022, President Kovind was received by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam and accorded ceremonial welcome at the Dam Square.
After the welcome and the wreath laying ceremony, the King and the Queen hosted a luncheon in honour of the President.
In the evening, King Willem and Queen Maxima also hosted a banquet in honour of the President.
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