Your Excellency, Ambassador Divera Adimi-Koekkoek, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Back in 2019, the celebration of the National Day of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was my first engagement as President of Malta. Today, four years into my Presidency, I am pleased to be joining you following a hiatus of two years Read more…
Professor Alfred J Vella, Professor Richard Rubenstein, Dr Gordon Sammut, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Let me first of all, begin by thanking the Centre for the Study and Practice of Conflict Resolution at the University of Malta, for taking up this initiative in close collaboration with the Presidency. I take this Read more…
Onorevoli Ministri, Membri Parlamentari, Mistiedna, L-ewwel nett nixtieq nirringrazzjakom li qegħdin hawnhekk dalgħodu għaliex għal darb’oħra qegħdin turu illi s-sejħa tal-Uffiċċju tal-President biex niffukaw iktar fuq il-lingwa tagħna, qed tasal. U jiena bla ma ntawwal irrid ovvjament norbot ma’ dan kollu li qalu l-kelliema ta’ qabli, kollu leġittimu u validissimu, Read more…
President of Malta George Vella said that now is the time to move from words to action and do whatever is necessary to use the Maltese language correctly. During the conference ‘L-ilsien Malti għal qalbi – Konferenza dwar l-użu ta’ lsienna fostna’, which was attended by people in managerial and Read more…
Rispettabbli Sindku, Sinjuri Kunsilliera, Sinjuri, Qabel nibda, għandi ftit noti hawnhekk, irrid nirringrazzja minn qalbi lill-kumitat, lill-Kunsill li jorganizza din l-attività. Bħalma tistgħu timmaġinaw ċelebrazzjonijiet bħal dawn għalija huma ta’ importanza kbira għaliex hemmhekk inkunu qegħdin nitkellmu fuq l-imġiba u l-mod kif nixtiequ naraw is-soċjetà tagħna tikber u kif iż-żgħażagħ Read more…
Il-preżenza numeruża tagħkom dalgħodu, kemm min-naħa tal-midja u kemm mill-Ministri u sħabna tal-Oppożizzjoni flimkien, iqawwuli qalbi li dan il-proġett ħa jkun suċċess. M’iniex se noqgħod nirrepeti li qalu ta’ qabli, però jiena rrid ngħid biss li, l-ewwel nett, nirringrazzja lil min ħareġ bl-idea, min żviluppaha u lil ħafna nies li Read more…
President George Vella, accompanied by the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg, received the Foreign Minister of Poland, Zbigniew Rau, on a courtesy call at Sant’Anton Palace. At the outset, President Vella congratulated Foreign Minister Rau on the official opening of the Polish Embassy in Malta, Read more…
Dalia Kreivienė presented her Letters of Credence, as the Ambassador of Lithuania to Malta, to President of Malta George Vella earlier today at the Presidential Palace in Valletta. During the exchanges, President Vella stated that Malta and Lithuania enjoy very sound relations, also within the framework of membership of the European Union. Malta Read more…
Johnston Busingye presented his Letters of Commission to President of Malta George Vella as High Commissioner of Rwanda to Malta this morning at the Presidential Palace in Valletta. In welcoming the High Commissioner, President Vella stated that Malta looks forward to deepening cooperation in various avenues with Rwanda. He observed that since Read more…
Gurly T. Gibson Schwarz presented her Letters of Credence, as Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia, to President of Malta George Vella. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace in Valletta. President Vella welcomed the Ambassador to Malta and explained that following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries Read more…
