L-Ambaxxatur gdid ta' Malta f'San Marin jipprezenta l-Kredenzjali tieghu / Malta's New Ambassador to San Marino presents his credentials

Nhar it-30 ta' Settembru, 1999, Dott. Joseph Cassar ipprezenta l-kredenzjali tieghu bhala l-Ambaxxatur ta' Malta lill-Eccellenzi taghhom, Antonello Baciocchi u Rosa Zafferani, il-Kapitani Reggenti ta' San Marino.

Matul ic-cerimonja, is-Segretarju ta' l-Istat ghall-Affarijiet Barranin, l-Onor. Gabriele Gatti fahhar il-kontribut ta' Malta fl-organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali. Skond l-Onor. Gatti, dan iservi biex juri r-rwol posittiv li kull Stat kapaci jaghti, minkejja d-daqs tieghu, fit-tixrid tal-koperazzjoni f'livell internazzjonali. Filwaqt illi wassal it-tislijiet tal-President de Marco, tal-Prim Ministru Fenech Adami kif ukoll tal-Ministru ta' l-Affarijiet Barranin Borg, l-Ambaxxatur Cassar tkellem dwar ir-rapporti mill-qrib li San Marino u Malta zviluppaw fi sfond multilaterali bhal Gnus Maghquda, l-Organizzazzjoni tas-Sigurta` u Kooperazzjoni fl-Ewropa u l-Kunsill ta' l-Ewropa. Huwa irrefera lejn l-isfidi li jinholqu minhabba il-globalizzazzjoni. F'dan il-kuntest, il-process tal-bidla ta' spiss jimponi ghazliet ibbazati fuq il-valuri tal-liberta` u s-sovranita`. Dan huwa l-ispirtu li timxi fih Malta, fl-isforzi taghha biex tikseb dhul fl-Unjoni Ewropeja.

Bi skop li jintlahqu rapporti ekonomici tajba daqs dawk li diga` jezistu f'livell politiku, l-Ambaxxatur Cassar kellu wkoll laqghat mas-Segretarju ta' l-Istat ghall-Affarijiet Barranin, l-Onor. Gabriele Gatti, is-Segretarju ta' l-Istat ghall-Industrija, l-Artigjanat u l-Kummerc, l-Onor. Fiorenzo Stolti, il-Vici President tal-Federazzjoni ta' l-Industrija ta' San Marino, Franco Capicchioni u s-Segretarju Generali ta' l-istess ghaqda, Franco Giorgi kif ukoll il-President ta' l-Assocjazzjoni ta' l-Artigjani ta' San Marino, l-Onor. Franco Terenzi.

Fl-ewwel ta' Ottubru, l-Ambaxxatur Cassar inghaqad mal-membri tal-Korp Diplomatiku ghac-cerimonja tal-gurament tal-Kapitani Reggenti l-Godda ta' San Marino, Giuseppe Arzilli li u Marino Bollini IV.

L-Ambaxxatur kien akkumpanjat mis-Sinjura Tanya Cassar, u assistit mis-Sur Andrew Spiteri, Kunsillier Kummercjali u rapprezentant tal-Korporazzjoni Maltija ghall-Izvilupp, is-Sinjorina Joanne Mercieca, mill-Ambaxxata ta' Malta kif ukoll mill-Konslu Onorarju ta' Malta, il-Professur Luigi Lombardo.

Malta's New Ambassador to San Marino presents his credentials

On 30 September 1999, Dr. Joseph Cassar presented his credentials as Malta's Ambassador to their Excellencies Antonello Baciocchi and Rosa Zefferani, the Captains-Regent of San Marino.

During the presentation ceremony, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Gabriele Gatti, spoke highly of Malta's contribution within international organisations. This underlined the positive role of all States, regardless of size, in the promotion of international cooperation. Conveying the greetings of President de Marco, Prime Minister Fenech Adami and Foreign Minister Borg, Ambassador Cassar highlighted the close relationship that San Marino and Malta had developed within multilateral organisations such as the United Nations, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe. He referred to the challenges posed by globalisation. Change often imposed choices guided by values such as freedom and sovereignty. This was the spirit that inspired Malta in its efforts to attain full membership within the European Union.

In an effort to match the existing political relations with a meaningful economic relations, Ambassador Cassar also had meetings with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Gabriele Gatti, the Secretary of State for Industry, Crafts and Commerce, the Hon. Fiorenzo Stolfi, the Vice-President of the Federation of Industry of San Marino, Mr. Franco Capicchioni, and its Secretary General, Dr. Carlo Giorgi, as well as the President of the Association of Craftsmen of San Marino, the Hon. Franco Terenzi.

On October 1^st, Ambassador Cassar joined other members of the Diplomatic Corps at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Captains Regent of San Marino, Giuseppe Arzilli II and Marino Bollini IV.

The Ambassador was accompanied by Mrs. Tania Cassar, and assisted by Mr. Andrew Spiteri, Commercial Counsellor and MDC representative, Miss Joanne Mercieca from the Malta Embassy and Malta's Honorary Consul, Professor Luigi Lombardo.