Minister for Transport and Communications to attend the International Maritime Forum in Greece

The Minister for Transport and Communications Mr. Censu Galea, accompanied by Mr. Lino Vassallo, from the Malta Maritime Authority and Mr. Saviour Farrugia, from the Ministry of Transport, left Malta for Kavala, Greece, to attend the International Maritime Forum. Minister Galea is expected to address this forum which is being organised by the Greek Government together with the Commission for Maritime Affairs of the European Union.

The Forum is to discuss developments regarding maritime projects such as MARIS, which deals with the Maritime Information Society in the Mediterranean region, under the auspicies of the European Union. Ministers from all the Mediterranean region and the European Union are attending.

The MARIS programme is subdivided into five sub-projects namely, Shipbuilding which is dealt with by MARVEL, Inter-modular transport is dealt with by INFOLOG/MATRANS. Maritime Safety is covered by SAFEMAR, Fisheries and the Marine Environment is dealt with by the sub-project MARSOURCE and finally FEMAR which deals with Education and Training.

The delegation is expected to return to Malta on Saturday, 22nd May 1999.