The Dutch government wants to extend the FOL agreement covering United States operations from airports in Aruba and Curaçao, according to an October 22 report by NoticiaCla citing Dossier Koninkrijksrelaties.
Agreement covers unarmed surveillance flights
The outlet describes the arrangement as permitting unarmed American surveillance and anti-drug flights from the two islands’ airports.
NoticiaCla attributes to the Dutch Foreign Ministry the position that this cooperation is separate from recent US military operations in the Caribbean. That distinction is the ministry’s stated position, not an independent finding about those operations.
Dutch parliamentary approval remains necessary
The proposed extension still needs approval from the Dutch Parliament, the report says. It adds that the Caribbean parliaments have been informed.
The account does not announce a completed parliamentary vote or give a confirmed date when the extension would take effect.
Source: Read the original NoticiaCla report.
