Mr Speaker leads Maltese delegation to the Conference of Euro-Med Speakers in Athens

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Anton Tabone, accompanied by the Hon. Dr. John Vella, MP and the Hon. Joe Mizzi, MP, will be attending the 3^rd Conference of Euro-Mediterranean Speakers, which is to be held in Athens, Greece on the 16^th and 17^th February 2002. The conference will be opened by Mr Apostolos Kaklamanis, President of the Hellenic Parliament.

During the course of the conference, two main themes will be discussed, namely, the role of Parliaments in enhancing the Euro-Mediterranean political dialogue, with Dr Heinz Fischer, President of the National Council of Austria, as rapporteur on the subject; and the importance of the cultural, social and human dimension in strengthening the Euro-Mediterranean partnership.

Dr Ahmet Fathi Sorour, President of the People’s Assembly of the Arab Republic of Egypt will be opening the discussion on this subject.

The Hon. Anton Tabone, together with other Speakers participating at the conference, will have an audience with H.E. Mr Constantinos Stephanopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic.