Dr. George Vella to have official talks in Brussels and Strasbourg

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Environment, Dr. George W. Vella, will be leading a delegation for official talks in Brussels and Strasbourg. He will be leaving Malta tomorrow Tuesday, 31^st March 1998.

In Brussels the Deputy Prime Minister is expected to meet Eric Derycke, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Jan Peefers, State Secretary responsible for Police Affairs and Environment.

He will also be meeting with the President of the Chamber of Deputies and with the First Vice President of the Senate. He will be having various interviews with local newspapers.

In Strasbourg, the Deputy Prime Minister will be addressing the Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee and have talks with the President of the European Parliament and with the Hon. Pauline Green, Leader of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament.

The talks will be focused on bilateral and on Malta - EU relations.