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Ambassador Saviour F. Borg presents his credentials to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
PR1909
06/10/1997
06/10/1997
On Wednesday 1st October 1997, Ambassador Saviour F. Borg presented his credentials to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Mr Borg was accredited as Malta's first Permanent Representative to the Agency which has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
Mr Chris Grima, First Secretary, was present at this presentation.
| Ambassador Borg expressed the satisfaction of his Government on | Malta's accession to the IAEA and looked forward to working closely with the Agency in the years ahead. He briefed the Director-General on the Maltese Government's European and Mediterranean vocation and in particular on Malta's tireless efforts to strengthen security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region. |
| The Director-General of the IAEA, Dr. Hans Blix, warmly welcomed | Malta into the Agency and said that much of the work of the Agency is close to the traditional interests of Malta. He said that the Agency could explore how Malta could benefit from the Agency's programmes, including those relating to water resource management, soil fertility, crop improvement and livestock production. |
| Earlier in the day, Ambassador Borg delivered Malta's first | statement at the General Conference of the IAEA. |
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