THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO SLOVAKIA

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Anton Tabone, has been invited by the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Mr. Jozef Migas on an official visit to Slovakia, prior to participating at the 11^th Meeting of Presidents of the European Parliament with the Presidents of Parliaments participating in the EU Enlargement Process which is being held in Bratislava from the 27^th to the 29^th May, 2001.

In the course of the official visit, the Speaker will be received by the Slovak Prime Minister Mr. Mikulas Dzurinda and by the President of the Slovak Republic Mr. Rudolf Schuster. The Speaker, who will be accompanied by the Hon. Victor Galea Pace and the Hon. Joe Mizzi, is scheduled to visit the National Council and to hold meetings with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, the Vice-Chairman of the National Council and the Mayor of Bratislava.

Subsequently, Mr. Speaker will be addressing the Meeting of Presidents of the European Parliaments with the Presidents of Parliaments participating in the EU Enlargement Process, which will also be addressed by Mme. Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament.