THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The Netherlands looked set on Monday to finally embark on a path leading to a formal apology for its tainted 250-year history of slavery.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was to deliver a speech on slavery in The Hague in what he has called a "meaningful moment" while Dutch ministers are traveling to seven former colonies in South America and the Caribbean for the event.

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