PRESS RELEASE BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER Speaker of the House Receives New Ambassador of Greece to Malta

Speaker of the House of Representatives Anġlu Farrugia received a courtesy call by H.E. Stella Bezirtzoglou, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to Malta, on the occasion of the presentation of her credentials to the President of Malta.

During the meeting, Speaker Farrugia warmly welcomed Ambassador Bezirtzoglou to Malta and conveyed his best wishes for a successful tenure. He highlighted the long-standing and excellent relations between Malta and Greece, noting that 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The Speaker underlined the importance Malta attaches to its close partnership with Greece within the European Union and the Euro-Mediterranean region and expressed Malta's continued support for Greece's regional initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, stability and cooperation in the Mediterranean.

Both sides expressed satisfaction with the strong political dialogue and the frequent high-level exchanges in recent years, including the State Visit of the President of Malta to Athens in July 2023 and reciprocal ministerial visits, which have further strengthened bilateral ties.

Discussions also focused on enhancing cooperation in the fields of culture, education, tourism, trade and maritime affairs. Speaker Farrugia welcomed the progress achieved through recent cultural and tourism agreements, the growing network of twinning arrangements between Maltese and Greek local councils, and the positive recovery of two-way tourism flows.

Ambassador Bezirtzoglou expressed her commitment to working closely with the Maltese authorities to further deepen bilateral relations and expand people-to-people contacts, cultural exchanges and economic cooperation.