The President of Malta

Speech by His Excellency George Vella, President of Malta, during the conference ‘Building Tolerance and Peace Despite Current Challenges: MENA and Europe’, 01 June 2023

President Ahmed Al-Jarwan, Members of Parliament, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome such a diverse group of esteemed academics, practitioners and professionals participating in this Conference on the theme of “Building Tolerance and Peace in the MENA region and Europe despite current challenges. I wish to Read more…

Speech by H.E. George Vella, President of Malta, at an event in his honour hosted by the Malta Band Club in Toronto, Saturday, 27 May 2023

Hon. Minister Byron Camilleri, High Commissioner Xuereb, Ms Denise Demicoli, Consul General Toronto, Dear friends from Malta and Gozo, Għeżież ħutna Maltin u Għawdxin, Ser nibda billi ngħidilkom kelmtejn bil-Malti biex nagħtu unur u ġieħ lill-ilsien uniku u prezzjuż tagħna. Miriam u jien ninsabu ferm kuntenti li nistgħu niltaqgħu mal-komunità Read more…

“The size of our country was never a problem for the Maltese people to be respected worldwide” – the President of Malta to the Maltese community in Canada

The President of Malta, George Vella, began his engagements in Toronto, Canada, with a meeting with representatives of Maltese Canadian associations from different fields – from sports to traditions and religious, commercial, missionary, band, and social associations. During the meeting, President Vella remarked that the size of our country was Read more…

Speech by His Excellency George Vella, President of Malta, during the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians, 23 May 2023

Thank you, Excellency, Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to the Swiss Presidency for convening this meeting on the protection of civilians, and extend my thanks to the Secretary-General H.E. Antonio Guterres, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, and all the other previous speakers for their inspiring briefings this morning. Read more…

President Vella visits the 9/11 Memorial in New York

President George Vella held a bilateral meeting with Miguel Ángel Moratinos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations, at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York. The two interlocutors discussed the geo-political situation globally and the threats it is posing to multilateralism. President Vella Read more…

Speech by H.E. George Vella, President of Malta, at an event in his honour hosted by the Maltese American Community Club, Friday 19 May 2023

Hon. Minister Byron Camilleri, Circuit Court Justice Rosemarie Elizabeth Aquilina, Senator Darrin Camilleri, Ambassador Xuereb, Dear friends from Malta and Gozo, Għeżież ħutna Maltin u Għawdxin, Ser nibda billi ngħidilkom kelmtejn bil-Malti biex nagħtu unur u ġieħ lill-ilsien uniku u prezzjuż tagħna. Miriam u jien ninsabu ferm kuntenti li nistgħu Read more…

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