THE HON. ANTON TABONE RECEIVES A COURTESY CALL FROM THE NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADORS FOR ECUADOR AND FOR LEBANON

THE HON. ANTON TABONE RECEIVES A COURTESY CALL FROM THE NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADORS FOR ECUADOR AND FOR LEBANON

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Anton Tabone, received a courtesy call from the newly appointed Ambassador for Ecuador, His Excellency Mr. Jose Ayala Lasso, at his Chambers in The Palace, Valletta. In the course of the cordial meeting, the Speaker and the Ambassador exchanged views on the Parliamentary systems of their respective countries, whereupon the Ambassador will be forwarding Mr. Speaker with documentation on the Ecuador Parliament to supplement data in the Parliament Library.

Subsequently, Mr. Speaker also received the new Ambassador for Lebanon, His Excellency Mr. Samir El-Khoury who was accompanied by the Honorary Consul Dr. Mark Fenech. The new Ambassador expressed keen interest in the parliamentary history of Malta. Mr. Speaker augured that in the course of Mr. El-Khoury's new diplomatic mission relations between the two respective countries would be developed.