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Maltese Foreign Minister in Rome
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31/10/2001
31/10/2001
| The Minister of Foreign Affaris, Joe Borg is in Rome for a bilateral | meeting with the Italian Minister for European Community Policies, Onor. Rocco Buttiglione. |
| The bilateral talks focused on Malta’s negotiations | with the European Union. The two Ministers agreed to further enhance co-operation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malta and the Ministry for European Community Policy of Italy on the basis of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in October 1999. |
| Minister Buttiglione expressed the support of the | Italian Government for Malta’s accession to the European Union at the next enlargement. The two Ministers also discussed bilateral issues between Malta and Italy as well as issues related to the Mediterranean region. |
| During his stay in Rome, Minister Joe Borg is also | expected to meet with Senator Gustavo Selva, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Senate where bilateral issues and Malta’s EU accession will also be discussed. |
| During the talks, Minister Joe Borg was accompanied | by Ambassador Joseph Cassar, the Chairman of the Core Negotiating Team, Richard Cachia Caruana and Dr. Josette Zerafa, Director Legal Affairs of the European Union Directorate. |
| The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be travelling to | Palma de Mallorca on Friday, 2nd November where he has been invited to participate in the 3rd Meeting of the Foro Formentor on the theme "the European Union Enlargement and the Euro Mediterranean Project". |
| The Foro Formentor brings together personalities from | Governments, academia and the private sector to discuss issues of common interest. Also addressing this year’s Foro Formentor is the President of the Spanish Government, H.E. Mr Jose Maria Aznar and H.E. Mr Hosni Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. |
| Dr. Joe Borg is expected to arrive in Malta on Sunday | 4th November. |
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