Royal couple happy visit to Brazil


Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima enjoyed their visit to Brazil, where she last week were part of an economic mission. "It was a dynamic journey," said the prince.

The couple was in the South American country to open doors for business. Also Minister Lilianne Ploumen (Foreign Trade) spoke of a great week. Many of the 157 companies that participated in the largest Dutch trade mission in history, signed agreements, contracts and letters of intent.

"Our Latino side '

Willem-Alexander question emphatically "the rest of the kingdom, our Latino-side" with the trip. So the prince pointed to the presence of Prime Minister Mike Eman of Aruba. "Netherlands realizes how unlikely the royal couple is doing for business, how it is committed", said the Prime Minister.
"Time will tell if this mission has had real results," said Willem-Alexander. But its size and the fact that for the first educational aanhaakten, all made for a great value. ""The Brazilians were taken with that combination, which we showed a real knowledge economy."

"Reliable Ability" scores

Princess Máxima said that the Brazilians were impressed by the 'reliable ability' of the Dutch - a new word that a Brazilian businessman with some knowledge of Netherlands Thursday introduced at the signing of an agreement with the Amsterdam ArenA. "Our reliability and efficiency they find attractive," added the prince added.
"Brazil has an inward-looking economy, the Netherlands has the opposite and we can help Brazil as a trading nation, as equal partners", said Willem-Alexander.