New Zealand's Foreign Minister to visit Malta

New Zealand's Foreign Minister to visit Malta

H.E. Mr Peter Robert Bennett, the new High Commissioner of New Zealand to Malta, yesterday called on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Profs. Guido de Marco.

During the meeting the discussion focussed on the reactivation by Malta of its application to join the European Union, the future of the Commonwealth, the re-organization of the UN institutions and the strengthening of bilateral relations between New Zealand and Malta.

High Commissioner Bennett, who presented his Credentials to H.E. President Ugo Mifsud Bonnici this morning, informed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the Foreign Minister of New Zealand, the Rt. Hon. Don McKinnon, is planning a visit to Malta at a mutually suitable date during the first half of 1999.

10.11.98