King Willem-Alexander of the Netherland waves to the media upon arrival with his wife Queen Maxima at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesi on March 9, 2020. - AP
JAKARTA (AFP): Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised to Indonesia on Tuesday (March 10) for 'excessive violence' during the former colony's independence struggle in the 1940s.
The king made the remarks during a state visit to the country with Queen Maxima after a ceremony with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the capital Jakarta.
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