THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECEIVES THE NEWLY-APPOINTED AMBASSADORS FOR UKRAINE AND GREECE

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Anton Tabone, received the newly appointed Ambassador for the Ukraine, His Excellency Mr Boryse Hudyma on a courtesy visit soon after the presentation of his credentials. The Ambassador gave Mr Speaker a brief overview of the constitution and functions of the Ukrainian Parliament and expressed the intention of further developing relations between Malta and the Ukraine. The Speaker augured the new Ambassador every success in his new diplomatic mission and welcomed receipt of documentation that would supplement information on the Ukrainian Parliament in view to familiarise Maltese Members of Parliament with the activities of counterparts in the Ukraine.

Mr. Speaker subsequently received the newly appointed Ambassador for Greece, His Excellency Mr.Costantin Yrocostopoulos.The Speaker and the Hellenic Ambassador exchanged information on the respective Parliaments of their countries and compared views on historical developments in Greece and Malta also in view to the countries' participation in the Council of Europe and the Euro-Med Forum.