Foreign policy, with focus on international economics, global development & African affairs. And a great interest in football, music, travel & history.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jorrit Oppewal retweeted
Lula's victory is deeply personal for me. Above all, I feel relief: Brazil has prevented the far right from returning to the presidency, alongside a strengthened right in Congress. But the result also exposes challenges facing democracies far beyond Brazil. 1/....
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Mijn felicitaties aan @LulaOficial met zijn herverkiezing tot president van Brazilië. Brazilië en het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden onderhouden al 200 jaar diplomatieke relaties. We zien ernaar uit onze uitstekende samenwerking voort te zetten, onder meer op het gebied van veiligheid, handel en klimaat.
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With great joy, I congratulate my dear brother President Lula @LulaOficial on his historic fourth presidential election victory and the renewed trust of the Brazilian people.
We share a simple but profound conviction. Politics must improve people’s lives, uphold their dignity and bring hope to those too often left behind. That commitment to social justice remains at the heart of our work.
I look forward to strengthening the friendship between Barbados and Brazil as we continue building a fairer, more inclusive and peaceful world.
May God continue to guide and strengthen you, dear brother. There is much work ahead, and much good still to be done!
Jorrit Oppewal retweeted
On behalf of the government and the people of South Africa I congratulate my dear brother and friend, President @LulaOficial and the people of Brazil.
This victory will echo beyond the shores of Brazil. It is a victory for the global south and progressive forces throughout the world.
We affirm our commitment to continue strengthening bilateral relations between our two countries and working closely together in all multilateral fora to forge a just and better world order underpinned by solidarity and adherence to international law.
Jorrit Oppewal retweeted
Toutes mes félicitations @LulaOficial pour ta réélection.
La France et le Brésil ont beaucoup à construire ensemble.
Face aux grands défis de notre temps, renforçons notre partenariat stratégique et faisons vivre l’amitié entre nos deux pays au service d’un monde plus juste.
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Congratulations to President @LulaOficial on your re-election. On behalf of The Bahamas, I extend my warmest wishes to you and the people of Brazil. To my brother, I reaffirm that you are an important ally in the global fight against climate change. I look forward to strengthening our friendship and working together to advance climate action and prosperity for our peoples.
Jorrit Oppewal retweeted
On today's Zambian Independence Day, we salute our friends in Zambia!🇿🇲 I am working overtime to finish my biography of Miriam Makeba. (She had me write her autobiography years ago.) Here she is at Zambia's 10th anniversary on October 24, 1974. Too bad about the guy playing the piano for her, I understand his musical career never took off.
Jorrit Oppewal retweeted
The Iran war is driving up bills for families in Britain.
That’s why we’re redoubling our efforts to find diplomatic solutions to the conflict.
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Thank you, @HakanFidan, for hosting our joint initiative: the first E4 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇹 & R4 🇹🇷🇪🇬🇵🇰🇸🇦 meeting in Istanbul. European & regional partners share an urgent need to prevent further escalation in the #Strait of Hormuz & at #Bab al-Mandab. 1/3
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It was a pleasure to welcome Mozambique’s President, @daniel_chapo24, ahead of the opening of the 12th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa. We also held bilateral talks on strengthening our cooperation and advancing matters of shared interest.
Jorrit Oppewal retweeted
My new book - out today in Britain. All good bookstores etc…Also out in translation in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands this week
This week marks 10th anniversary of one of best albums of this century so far:
‘You Want it Darker’ by #LeonardCohen
“Hineni, hineni, I’m Ready My Lord”
Cohen passed away two weeks after the album’s release, age 82.
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker youtu.be/v0nmHymgM7Y?is=Fzl9…
Jorrit Oppewal retweeted
EVs are not a "rich" country phenomenon at all anymore
Roughly 30% of new car sales in Indonesia are already fully battery electric.
Oil importing countries across the globe are making the sensible choice of moving away from oil dependency in the transport sector.
Jorrit Oppewal retweeted
Historic: Solar alone has become China’s #1 power source by capacity: 1,286 GW vs coal’s 1,285 GW
Coal led by 300 GW at end-2024. Solar erased that deficit in 19 months, even as China kept building coal
Nameplate is captured. Displacing coal's actual TWh is next: unstoppable
