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President pays tribute to late Dutch PM by reissuing 19-year-old statement on Gaza

Andreas Dries van Agt, who died by euthanasia, served on European Delegation to Israel and Palestine alongside Michael D Higgins

Former Dutch prime minister Dries van Agt in 1982. Photograph: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty
Former Dutch prime minister Dries van Agt in 1982. Photograph: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty
Shauna Bowers
Mon Feb 12 2024 - 18:34

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Shauna Bowers

Shauna Bowers

Shauna Bowers is Health Correspondent of The Irish Times