State visit to France

At the invitation of President François Hollande His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will pay a state visit to France on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 March 2016.

The King and Queen will be accompanied by foreign minister Bert Koenders. Coinciding with the state visit, Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, will head a broad economic mission to France.

President Hollande paid an official visit to the Netherlands in January 2014.