Malta's Ambassador to United Arab Emirates presents credentials

At an impressive ceremony held on Tuesday, 23rd June 1998, in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of The United Arab Emirates, Malta's Ambassador to the Gulf States, Mr. Emanuel C. Farrugia, presented his Copie d'Usage, as well as his Letters of Credence, to Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Bin Sultan al Nahayyan, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Mr Emanuel C.Farrugia also had meetings with H.E. Ambassador Obaid Salem Al-Zaabi, Director of Protocol Department, as well as H.E. Ambassador Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi, Head of the European Department of the Ministry, at which a number of ways of increasing contacts between UAE and Malta were discussed.

During his stay in Abu Dhabi Ambassador Farrugia had a lengthy and successful meeting with H.E. Mr. Bader Salem Hilal, Chairman Officer Director of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mr Saeed Saif Bin Jaber Al-Suwaidi, Vice President of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and other officials with whom he discussed concrete steps towards expanding trade between the two countries.