Ambassadors call on Madam Speaker

Two new Ambassadors to Malta, today paid courtesy calls on Madam Speaker, Notary Myriam Spiteri Debono, at her office at the House of Representatives, at the Palace, Valletta.

His Excellency Mr Dimitar Iliev Lazarov is the new Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to Malta. Mr Lazarov, who is resident in Rome, is on his first visit to Malta and presented his credentials to the President of the Republic yesterday. After conveying greetings to Madam Speaker from the Bulgarian Speaker of the House of Deputies, Mr Lazarov discussed with Madam Speaker the parliamentary systems in both countries, and his country's economic and political transitional period since 1989. Madam Speaker and Mr Lazarov stressed the need to create more direct contacts between the parliaments of the two countries.

His Excellency Mr Altan Guven is the new Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Malta and also paid a courtesy call on Madam Speaker today. Mr Guven, who also is resident in Rome, and Madam Speaker agreed that the bilateral relations between Malta and Turkey are excellent. They also discussed the humanitarian aspect of the refugee problem in the Mediterranean and how this can be solved through international fora.