President George Vella extends his heartfelt congratulations to President Sergio Mattarella upon his re-election and confirmation of his willingness to continue serving Italy as President of the Italian Republic. In wishing President Mattarella every success in the fulfilment of his duties, the President of Malta recalls the outstanding qualities and sound values that Read more…
Three new diplomatic heads of mission presented their diplomatic credentials to President of Malta George Vella at Sant’Anton Palace today. The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Khaled Mohamed Sameh Anis, was the first to present his letters of credence to President George Vella. President Vella referred to the Read more…
Your Excellency [High Commissioner Jenny Cartmill] Honourable Minister, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, It is a pleasure to be amongst you and to celebrate Australia Day together. High Commissioner, you have just reminded us that the Australian High Commission opened its doors in Malta 55 years ago. Yet our relationship goes beyond Read more…
Your Excellency – [High Commissioner Sangeeta Bahadur, Ambassador) Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, It is indeed a great pleasure to be here with you today to celebrate such a special occasion for Indians around the world. Allow me to thank High Commissioner Bahadur, for hosting us Read more…
It has become customary and dutiful to commemorate the Holocaust. We do it primarily for two main reasons. One, and the most important is to remember and salute the memory of the victims, those who died the most horrible of deaths; innocent people who were exterminated only because of their Read more…
During the Holocaust Memorial Commemoration at San Anton Palace, President George Vella said that one reason to commemorate the Holocaust is to guard against the possible use of today’s means of communication to help achieve a quicker and more widespread insemination of hate speech, racial discrimination, or theories of racial Read more…
Today, President George Vella met with members of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis. Minister for Equality, Research and Innovation Owen Bonnici was also present at this meeting. President Vella stressed the importance of professionalism for those working in this field and expressed his satisfaction that all members of the Authority have Read more…
The President of Malta congratulates Dr Roberta Metsola on her remarkable accomplishment of being elected as President of the European Parliament. President George Vella said he is sure she will succeed in fulfilling the onerous duties and responsibilities that this position entails. This is also a very important achievement for Read more…
L-ewwel nett, il-lejla t-tajba lil kulħadd. Sindki, Kunsilliera, Mistednin, Nirringrazzjakom ħafna talli għoġobkom tistednuna, lili u lil Miriam, biex inkunu hawnhekk magħkom illejla u rrid qabelxejn nirringrazzjakom ta’ din is-sorpriża għaliex qatt ma immaġinajt li ser indaħħlu dan l-ammont kollu. Irrid ngħid li matul iż-żmien li ili fil-Presidenza, kull meta Read more…
Mr Simon Vaughan, HSBC Bank Ms Giuliana Isolani, Nestlé Members of the Judging Panel Distinguished guests First of all, I have to thank the organisers and sponsors for the invitation extended to me and my wife to participate in this event, and to acknowledge with you the very important role Read more…
