Foreign Minister Joe Borg meets Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini - Italian Government pledges its support for Malta's EU application

During a meeting held in Rome this afternoon between Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Joe Borg and Italian Foreign Minister, Lamberto Dini, the Italian Government once again, pledged its full support for Malta's application for membership of the European Union.

The two Ministers agreed to keep in regular contact about developments concerning Malta's application. They also discussed matters of a bilateral nature and the Mediterranean dimension of their Foreign Policy.

The Ministers also discussed the preparations for a new financial protocol between the two countries to follow the current Fourth Financial Protocol.