Foreign Affairs Minister in Strasbourg and Brussels / Ikomplu l-laqghat tal-Vici Prim Ministru fi Strasbourg u Brussels

Foreign Affairs Minister in Strasbourg and Brussels

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Guido de Marco is on an official visit to Strasbourg and Brussels.

In Strasbourg, Professor de Marco signed two Conventions: the European Agreement relating to persons participating in proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights as well as the Sixth Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs also participated in the inaugural sitting of the Single European Court of Human Rights.

Today, Professor de Marco participated in the 103rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. He also held a number of bilateral meetings.

Tomorrow, Professor de Marco will travel to Brussels where he will be meeting with, among others, European Commissioner Mr. Hans van den Broek.

Professor de Marco is expected back in Malta on Friday evening.

Ikomplu l-laqghat tal-Vici Prim Ministru fi Strasbourg u Brussels

Il-Vici Prim Ministru Prof. Guido de Marco llum attenda l-kumitat tal-Ministri tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Ewropa. Is-suggett principali ttrattat kien ir-rapport dwar il-Kunsill ta’ L-Ewropa ppreparat minn numru ta’ specjalisti taht it-tmexxija ta’ l-ex President tal-Portugal Mario Soares.

Materja ohra ttrattata kienet is-sitwazzjoni fil-Kosovo u l-azzjoni li l-Kunsill ta’ l-Ewropa flimkien ma’ l-OSCE u l-Unjoni Ewropea qeghdin jiehdu f’ dan ir-rigward. Il-Professur de Marco ha sehem fid-diskussjoni fil-Kumitat tal-Ministri.

Il-Professur de Marco kellu laqgha mal-Ministru ta’ l-Affarijiet Barranin tal-Finlandja, Tarja Halonen, u maghha ddiskuta r-riattivazzjoni tad-domanda ta’ Malta ghad-dhul fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Iz-zewg Ministri qablu li ghandhom jibqghu f’ kuntatt bejniethom dwar zviluppi f’ dan il-kuntest.

Il-Vici Prim Ministru ltaqa’ mas-Segretarju ta’ l-Istat ta’ l-Izvezja fil-kuntest tar-relazzjonijiet ta’ Malta mal-Unjoni Ewropea.

Huma tkellmu dwar il-kriterji li ghandhom jirregolaw in-negozjati ma’ pajjizi applikanti kif ukoll dwar l-istat avvanzat ta’ Malta f’ dan ir-rigward.

Illejla il-Vici Prim Ministru jitlaq minn Strasbourg lejn Brussels fejn ghada filghodu mistenni jibda serje ta’ laqghat.