Turkish Ambassador pays farewell visit on Foreign Minister
PR2006
17/10/1997
| The outgoing Ambassador of Turkey in Malta, H.E. Mr Semih Belen, | who is based in Rome, paid a farewell visit to the Hon. George W. Vella, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Environment, today 17 October 1997. It was the last posting for the Ambassador after 40 years of diplomatic career. |
| Bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed and it | was agreed that they must be strengthened, especially through the Euro-Med process of which both Malta and Turkey form part. Among the topics discussed were the position of Malta vis-a-vis the European Union and Turkey's Customs Union with the EU, as well as the various issues which Turkey is facing at the moment. |
| Invitations were issued for the respective Deputy Prime Ministers | and Ministers of Foreign Affairs to visit the two countries in the near future in order to sign pending agreements. |
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