The Third Embassy-Community Quarterly Meeting was held at the Embassy Residence on 28 January 2009 to discuss community welfare issues. The institutionalized quarterly interaction between the Embassy and the Pakistani-Dutch community are a part of Embassy’s commitment to serve the Pakistani Diaspora in the Netherlands. The representatives of various welfare organizations, prominent community leaders and businessmen in the Netherlands attended the meeting, which was chaired by Ambassador of Pakistan, Mr. Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry. 

The meeting discussed a wide range of issues from consular services to cultural, sports, and commercial activities/events planned by the Embassy and Community Associations during 2010.

Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry briefed the participants of the continuous improvements in delivery of consular services as well as the physical facilities at the Consular Section. The participants greatly lauded the new arrangement for collection of NADRA Cards fee at the Embassy counter, which has spared them the time and cost of travelling to Rotterdam to deposit the fee at Habib Bank. The meeting also reviewed the follow up of the consular issues raised during the last meeting, notably rationalization of visa fee. 

The participants reviewed and deeply appreciated the following events, which were organized by the Embassy during 2009:

 National Day receptions 23 March, 14 August 2009

 Fund raising dinners and meetings for IDPs 

 Mango Exhibition 

 Pakistan Ambassador Hockey & Cricket Cups 2009

 Pakistan Community Cricket Championship 2009

 Cultural events by ladies association (PLAIN) on both Eids 

 First biennial Embassy Newsletter

The Ambassador also shared with the participants the list of activities planned by the Embassy in the year 2010:

 National Day reception on 23 March

 National Day events by community organizations

 Pakistan Festival

 Cultural programs (music, exhibitions, etc)

 Youth/Students activities

 Kashmir Solidarity Day

 Trade and Investment Events, including Kinoo exhibition, Business convention, Garments Seminar and Mango exhibition.

As part of the two-way dialogue, the community associations also briefed the participants about their past activities and future plans. 

The Community representatives thanked the Ambassador for personally steering this dialogue and coordination between the Embassy and the Community.  

The Fourth Embassy-Community Quarterly Meeting (ECQM-IV) will be held in April 2010.

Embassy of Pakistan, The Hague

1 February 2010