THE PRESIDENT RECEIVES NEW MALAYSIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER AND NEW PERUVIAN AMBASSADOR

President de Marco was this morning presented with the Letters of Commission by the High Commissioner of Malaysia, H.E. Datuk Shapii Bin Abu Samah, and Letters of Credence by the Ambassador of Peru, H.E. Mr Alberto Montagne Vidal, at the Palace, Valletta.

Mr Samah studied in Malaysia and in the United States and has been in the diplomatic service since 1973. He also served at the United Nations, New Delhi, Washington, and Hanoi. He is currently resident Ambassador in Tripoli.

Ambassador Montagne Vidal read law and political science at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. During his long career in the Foreign Service, Mr Montagne Vidal held various posts abroad including London, El Salvador, New York and Rome.

In the afternoon, President Guido de Marco hosted a luncheon in honour of High Commissioner Bin Abu Samah and Mrs Nohd Jaafar, Ambassador Montagne Vidal and Mrs Barreda de Montagne at San Anton Palace.