MR. SPEAKER MEETS NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR SOUTH AFRICA AND AMBASSADOR FOR GUINEA

MR. SPEAKER MEETS NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR SOUTH AFRICA AND AMBASSADOR FOR GUINEA

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Anton Tabone, received the newly appointed High Commissioner for South Africa, His Excellency Mr Anthony Le Clerk Kgwadu Mongalo on a courtesy visit. The Speaker and the High Commissioner exchanged views on the respective Parliamentary systems of their countries. Furthermore, the Speaker recalled a recent meeting he had with the Speaker of the South African Parliament at the Commonwealth Speakers' Conference in Canberra, and the aftermath of the Prime Ministers Conference held in Durban. The High Commissioner welcomed a request to help complement the Library of the House of Representatives with informative material on the history, parliamentary and current administrative structures of South Africa.

His Excellency Mr. El-Hadj Aboubacar Dione, the newly appointed Ambassador for the Republic of Guinea called on The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Anton Tabone on a courtesy visit in the Speaker's Chambers, at The Palace, Valletta. The Speaker and Ambassador Dione exchanged overviews of the respective functions of the Parliaments in both their countries. The Speaker augured that with Ambassador Dione's new appointment relations between Malta and Guinea will be further developed.