Malta's Permanent Representative to UNIDO/UN Office in Vienna

Ambassador Saviour F. Borg, has presented his credentials as Permanent Representative to the Director General of UNIDO, His Excellency Mauricio de Maria y Campos. During the ceremony held in Vienna, Ambassador Borg briefed the Director-General of UNIDO about the Government's future industrial development and investment policies; the role of women and the private sector; and Malta's efforts to seek closer relationships with the European Union, that would lead to the implementation of an industrial free-trade zone between the two sides.

Ambassador Borg and the Director General also exchanged views on how UNIDO could assist in strengthening the role of the small and medium enterprises in Malta and in particular the Institute for the Promotion of Small Enterprises, through the technical co-operation and networking programmes. Director General Campos expressed his appreciation to Ambassador Borg for Malta's continued support to UNIDO and the willingness of the Organisation to collaborate more closely with Malta both at the national, as well as the regional level. Mr. Giuseppe Papuli from the External Relations Services assisted the Director-General.

Ambassador Borg, also presented his credentials as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations Office in Vienna to the Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, H.E. Nanda Siri Jasentuliyana.

Ambassador Borg informed Mr. Jasentuliyana about the Government's policies towards Europe and the Mediterranean region. Ambassador Borg, reiterated Malta's commitment to strengthen and intensify its relationship with the U.N. Office in Vienna particularly in such areas as crime prevention, criminal justice and in the control of illegal trafficking of drugs. Mr. Jasentuliyana conveyed to Ambassador Borg the readiness of his Office to continue and expand the United Nations collaboration with the Maltese authorities not only in the mentioned fields but also in utilising the United Nations Outer Space Programme for the launching of a 'telehealth service' and for coastal zone management.

Present for the ceremony were Mr. Eduardo Vetere from the UN Drug Control Programme and Mr. Bernard Prahi, Chief of the Regional Section for Europe and the Middle East.