Ambassador Martin Selmayr meets Ambassador Paul Bekkers

04.06.2026 Press and information team of the Delegation to the Holy See, the Sovereign Order of Malta, the UN Organisations in Rome and the Republic of San Marino

The new Dutch Ambassador to the Holy See, Ambassador Paul Bekkers, was welcomed at Villa Europa by Ambassador Martin Selmayr.

A fruitful exchange took place on the EU’s common values & interests in Rome, on the Pope’s new encyclica Magnifica Humanitas and on Artificial Intelligence.

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Ambassador Martin Selmayr meets Ambassador Paul Bekkers