Ambassador of France pays farewell call on Madam Speaker

His Excellency Mr Patrick Amiot, on Friday, 4 May, 1998, paid a farewell call on Madam Speaker, Notary Myriam Spiteri Debono, at the House of Representatives, in Valletta. Mr Amiot is the outgoing Ambassador of France to Malta.

Madam Speaker and the Ambassador discussed the role of Speaker in Malta's Parliament and the recent visit of the Prime Minister to Paris. On the subject of the Maltese-French Parliamentary Friendship Group, which both both agreed should be strengthened with aim of fostering further cooperation among parlamentarians, Madam Speaker opined that this should be formalised by the signing of an agreement setting out the terms of reference so that full benefits could accrue from such exchanges. Mr Amiot acknowledged the importance of the matter and undertook to pass on Madam Speaker's proposal to his successor.