(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. The Baku
Initiative Group has condemned a new program submitted by the Dutch
government to the country's parliament, Trend
reports via the group's statement.
"The Dutch government has submitted a new program to parliament,
which has been approved by the Cabinet and is now awaiting
discussion and approval by the parliament.
"Our modest expectations that the Netherlands, a former colonial
power, would finally respect the freedom of the peoples it once
colonized and remove the obstacles it imposed on territories
thousands of kilometers away from their independent existence
weren't met.
The Freedom Party, which is forming the new Dutch government,
along with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, the New
Social Contract, and the Farmers and Citizens Movement, claim in
their platforms to fight for "freedom," but not for the freedom of
the six states in the Caribbean basin - Aruba, Curaçao, Sint
Maarten and of Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba.
The new program presented by the government states that Bonaire
will implement legislative and strategic initiatives aimed at
improving the welfare of the islands, based on principles of good
governance and cooperation with Saint Eustatius and Saba. A general
management law will be developed, incorporating the principle of
'comply or explain'.
Thus, the new Dutch government, with its nationalist tendencies,
is preparing to continue the colonial policies of its predecessor.
Although the government asserts that some of these islands have
autonomous status, in reality, these territories are fully
dependent on the Kingdom of the Netherlands. These islands have
even been removed from the UN list of territories awaiting
decolonization.
To bring the true situation in Dutch colonies to the
international community's attention, an international conference
titled "Bonaire's Pathway From Baku Through UN General Assembly To
Self-Determination" was held in Baku on August 22, focusing on
Bonaire.
These peoples fighting for their freedom, particularly Bonaire,
plan to present a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly in
October this year to include Bonaire in the UN list of territories
to be decolonized.
The Baku Initiative Group demands that the Dutch government
respect the freedom of these peoples and not create obstacles to
the islands' struggle for independence within international
organizations," added the statement.
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