'MALTA WEEK' IN PARIS

The Malta Embassy in Paris is organising a MALTA WEEK in Paris from 3^rd to 6^th April 2001.

The activities will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister today, Tuesday, 3^rd April, 2001.

The Prime Minister, who will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be having separate official talks with Mr Jacques Chirac, the French President and Mr Jospin, the French Prime Minister.

Apart from the political aspect, the Malta Week aims at giving participants information on four distinct areas of Maltese life, finance, tourism, economy and culture. To this end the Ministers for Tourism and Economic Services as well as the Governor of the Central Bank, the President of the MFSC, the Chairmen of METCO, Air Malta, Sea Malta, Malta Drydocks and BOV, as well as representatives of MDC and the Presidents of the FOI, Chamber of Commerce and the Franco-Maltese Chamber of Commerce will be participating.

The week will also include presentations on history, music and literature as well as a recital by the guitarist Simon Schembri and the pianist Stefan Cassar.