Malta and Albania Sign two Bilateral Agreements

Malta and Albania today signed two bilateral agreements, one on co-operation in the fight against drug trafficking and another on the exemption of visa for diplomatic passports.

The Agreement on Co-operation between the two countries in the Fight Against Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Organised Crime was signed by the Albanian Deputy Minister for Public Order Mr Bujar Himci, on behalf of the Albanian Government and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs, Dr Godwin Grima on behalf of the Maltese Government.

The Agreement on Exemption of Visas for Diplomatic Passports was signed by the Albanian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Luan Hajdaraga and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs, Dr Godwin Grima, for the Maltese Government.

Present for the signing of the agreements were the Prime Minister, Dr Eddie Fenech Adami, the Minister for Home Affairs, Dr Tonio Borg, the Maltese Ambassador for Albania, Dr Joe Cassar, and the President of Albania, Rexhep Meidani, together with members of the Albanian delegation.