Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomes new British High Commissioner

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Joe Borg, met with the new British High Commissioner to Malta H.E. Mr. Howard John Pearce, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister warmly welcomed Mr. Pearce to his new post and augured that the already excellent bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Malta would continue to grow and develop.

During the course of the meeting with H.E. Mr. Pearce, Malta's application to join the European Union was discussed. H.E. Mr. Pearce re-iterated the United Kingdom's support of Malta's membership in the Union and stressed that co-operation between the two countries in terms of technical and other assistance would be further strengthened.

The new British High Commissioner will be presenting his credentials to President de Marco at the Palace on 14 July 1999.