Dutch government confirms meeting with US officials

The Dutch government confirmed on Thursday that a meeting with U.S. officials to discuss export policy will take place in the Netherlands on April 8. Reuters reported earlier that the meeting with U.S. export policy chief Alan Estevez will focus on a U.S. request to stop top semiconductor equipment maker ASML from servicing some of its tools in China. "The Netherlands always has good discussions with our partners.

The Dutch government confirmed on Thursday that a meeting with U.S. officials to discuss export policy will take place in the Netherlands on April 8. Reuters reported earlier that the meeting with U.S. export policy chief Alan Estevez will focus on a U.S. request to stop top semiconductor equipment maker ASML from servicing some of its tools in China.

"The Netherlands always has good discussions with our partners. The meeting of officials on Monday is one example of that. It is one of the many ways in which we have contact," the Dutch Foreign Ministry said in a messaged statement. It added that the Netherlands oversees its own export policies and it would review export licensing requests on a "case by case" basis.

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