Ambassador Henry DeGabriele presents credentials

On 1^st July 1997, Mr. Henry C. de Gabriele presented his credentials as the first Ambassador of Malta to the Republic of San Marino to their Excellencies Captains-Regent Paride Andreoli and Pier Marino Mularoni. The ceremony took place at the Council Chamber of the Public Palace in the presence of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Gabriele Gatti.

In a short speech during the presentation ceremony Ambassador de Gabriele said that San Marino and Malta are two small independent, democratic and neutral states that firmly believe in fundamental human rights. Notwithstanding their size both states are proud of their identity, their traditions and their cultural and artistic heritage. Their future lies in their ability to adapt themselves to the exigencies and need of a modern state.