Foreign Minister Dr. Joe Borg to participate in the 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference in Stuttgart

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Joe Borg, leaves Malta this afternoon for Stuttgart, Germany.

In Stuttgart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will participate in the 3^rd Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference that will be held on 15^th – 16^th April 1999.

In the margins of the Conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is also expected to hold a number of bilateral meetings. Amongst the topics expected to be discussed are: the latest developments on Malta's application for membership of the European Union, issues of a bilateral nature, the situation in the Mediterranean region and Kosovo.

During the course of his visit to Germany, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will also attend a seminar, in Mainz, of the Maltese Consular Corps.

Minister Borg will return to Malta on Friday evening.