PRESS RELEASE BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER Speaker Farrugia meets new Ambassador of Indonesia to Malta

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta Anġlu Farrugia met with H.E. Junimart Girsang, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Malta, following the presentation of his credentials.

During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed the long-standing friendly relations between Malta and Indonesia and expressed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral cooperation. Discussions focused on enhancing engagement in areas of mutual interest, including trade, tourism, education, culture, and people-to-people exchanges, as well as cooperation within regional and multilateral frameworks.

Speaker Farrugia highlighted Malta’s growing engagement with Asia and Southeast Asia, including through its forthcoming Asia-Oceania Framework Policy, and underlined Malta’s interest in closer relations with ASEAN, of which Indonesia is a key member.

The meeting also provided an opportunity to exchange views on regional and global developments and to reaffirm the importance of multilateralism and dialogue in addressing shared challenges.

Both sides expressed confidence that the accreditation of the new Ambassador would further contribute to the deepening of relations between Malta and Indonesia.