BELGIAN AMBASSADOR IN CITY TO OPEN HONARARY CONSULATE

Date Published: 27-Sep-2012

Belgium is to open an Honorary Consulate in Galway as expands its trade links with Ireland.

This adds to existing Irish embassies in Dublin, Cork and Limerick.

The country's Ambassor to Ireland Robert Devriese will officially mark the opening at special meeting in City Hall this evening.

Local businessman John Coyle is to be appointed as Honorary Consul as part of the proceedings in the presence of city Mayor Terry O'Flaherty.

Mr. Coyle spent time in Bruges as a post-grad student in the College of Europe and was also the Vice President of the European Chamber of Commerce in Brussels, as well as a member of the EU Economic and Social Committee.

Speaking to Galway Bay fm news, he says his appointment is a great honour and an important new partnership for the city.