Donald Trump comes to the NATO summit in Haag
If more than 100 heads of state and government of the NATO-Member countries and associated states in the Dutch capital come together for the NATO summit, will have a state of emergency around the conference location, the “World Forum”. This is especially also because US President Donald Trump After months of hesitation, his participation in the summit has apparently agreed.
In any case, this emerges from a posting by the Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on the short messages of the short messages. « I emphasized that it is a great honor for the Netherlands to welcome him and all of our other NATO allies, » Schoof writes. He had also agreed with the US president about the importance of an armistice between Russia and Ukraine and underlined the importance of NATO: « In these times it is of crucial importance that NATO is united, » said the Permi Minister.
The Hague in the state of emergency
Trump’s promise leads to a tightened security concept. Already at the last NATO summit in Washington DC, the Walter-E.-Washington congress center in the heart of the American capital of the police, the military and national guard was blocked by far, pedestrian paths and streets blocked. Access for journalists then equalized a safety lock at the airport.
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Messages on the official government side suggest that the safety precautions in the Haag will be much more sharper than around a year ago in the US capital. « The organization of the NATO summit is the greatest logistical operation of all time in the Netherlands, » it says. Accordingly, 93 kilometers around the HAG « restrictions on air traffic » apply, and there will even be a radius of 16 kilometers – apart from medical emergencies – any air movement will be prohibited. The schipol airports in Amsterdam and Rotterdam-Den Haag are potentially affected.
The government recommends the population to work in the home office and is already preparing verbally for overcrowded public transport.
On the coast, an area of 22 kilometers is to be completely blocked for any shipping traffic. In the period from June 19 at 11:59 p.m. to June 25th at 11:59 p.m., a maritime blocking zone will be set up off the coast of Scheveningen. During this period, the operation of motorized watercraft is prohibited.
However, the beaches remain accessible. Leisure activities such as swimming, kitesurfing or stand-up paddling are allowed up to a distance of 500 meters to the coast-but with increased supervision by the responsible authorities.
The government recommends the population to work in the home office and is already preparing verbally for overcrowded public transport. « If possible, try to avoid the Randstad (urban areas, ed.
Army and security forces protect ground and airspace
A total of around 27,000 police officers, 5,000 soldiers and 9,000 members of the « Koninklijke Marecaussee » (similar to an armed federal police, Noted.Red.) Will secure the area around the « World Forum », while modern F-35 fighting aircraft from the Dutch army are supposed to ward off threats. This also applies to digital space, for example in cyber attacks, as is the case on the Website of the « National Coordinator for Terror Combating and Security » is called.
The measures also include monitoring possible sabotage and espionage files. A drone ban also applies around the conference center.
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The cost of the two -day summit is estimated at around 200 million euros, twice as much as originally planned. According to rumors within NATO, the summit could be evaporated to just one day (June 2) due to the participation of Donald Trump. The Luxembourg State Ministry could not confirm a corresponding demand from the « word » (as of May 23, 11.55 a.m.).
The « Luxemburger Word » will report on June 24th and 25th from the NATO summit from the Hague.
