Maltese Delegation takes part in 98th Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Cairo

A parliamentary delegation led by the Hon. Myriam Spiteri Debono, Speaker of the House of Representatives and which included the Hon. Joe Mizzi, M.P., Minister without Portfolio within the Office of the Prime Minister and the Hon. Richard Muscat M.P. attended the 98th Inter-Parliamentary Conference which was held from the 11th to the 16th September, 1997, in Cairo at the invitation of the Parliament of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

The delegation took part in the proceedings of the Council, the Conference and the Committee on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean as well as in the informal meetings held by the Twelve Plus Group. During this Conference, Mr M. A. Martinez was elected as the new President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union for the next three years.

Madam Speaker, along with the other heads of delegation, was received by H.E. Hosni Moubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt.