PRESIDENT DE MARCO TO ADDRESS THE CONFERENCE MARKING THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BARCELLONA CONFERENCE

The President of Malta, H.E. Prof. Guido de Marco, left Malta this morning for Barcellona where he will be attending commemoration marking the fifth anniversary of the Barcellona Conference. It was during this conference that the declaration which launched the Euro-Mediterranean Process was adopted.

The President accepted the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain Jose Pique I Camps, extended on behalf of the Government of Spain, to address this meeting which will see the participation of the international personalities which set the process going five years ago. Prof. Guido de Marco, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, was one of the keynote speakers of the Euro-Med Process five years ago.

On accepting the invitation, President de Marco expressed Malta's strong belief in the relevance of the Euro-Med process as a dialogue of peace and understanding.

During his visit, President de Marco will be hosted by the Catalan Government.