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STAT	Belgium	Netherlands
Croatia > Date of Establishment	March 10, 1992	February 11, 1992
Date of establishment of relations with China	October 25, 1971	May 18, 1972
Date of recognition of Israel	None	None
Date of recognition of Kosovo	None	None
Date of recognition of Syrian National Council	Verbal support Informal relations	Verbal support Rejection of Assad government Informal relations
Diplomatic representation in the US > Ambassador	Matthysen, Jan Jan Matthysen	Jones-Bos, Renée Renée Jones-Bos
International recognition of the Syrian National Council notes	A group of Belgian Foreign Ministry officials, headed by Foreign Minister Didier Reynders met with a delegation of the Syrian National Council on 5 January 2012. At the meeting, Reynders informed the delegates that he would to refer the SNC requests for the establishment of a European assistance fund for the Syrian people to the European Union, and would work to "support the SNC's goals until they become a reality on the ground."	Minister of Foreign Affairs Uri Rosenthal met with Burhan Ghalioun, the leader of the Syrian National Council on 17 January 2012. Rosenthal has pledged to continue to increase pressure on the Assad government, specifically by promoting EU sanctions and UN Security Council resolutions toward this end. Rosenthal further stated, "It\u2019s time for this to stop: Assad must step down and make way for a democratic Syria." He went on to praise the courage of the Syrian demonstrators and the SNC's role in "representing Syrian issues at an international level."
Nepal > Date of Establishment	August 19, 1963	April 2, 1960
Recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia	Belgian foreign minister Karel De Gucht called the recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia unacceptable and a violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia. He added that Russia has created a dangerous precedent that threatens the stability of Europe.	Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen expressed on behalf of the cabinet his "great concern" about the Russian position and said that "for the Netherlands, the territorial integrity of Georgia within the internationally recognised borders, also earlier recognised by Russia, remains the basis for a solution to this crisis. The one-sided recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Russia does not bring this solution nearer".

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