PRESS RELEASE BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER Speaker of the House of Representatives meets incoming Ambassador of Luxembourg to Malta

Speaker of the House of Representatives Anġlu Farrugia welcomed the incoming Ambassador of Luxembourg to Malta Christophe Paul Schiltz, for a meeting at the Parliament House in Valletta. The meeting served as an opportunity to discuss the long-standing and growing relations between Malta and Luxembourg, with both parties emphasizing the shared commitment to strengthening ties across multiple sectors.

The Speaker and Ambassador Schiltz highlighted the successful development of Malta-Luxembourg relations, both at the bilateral level and within the European Union framework, as well as in other international fora. Their discussions covered the positive and evolving partnership between the two nations, focusing on enhancing educational, cultural, and trade relations.

Speaker Farrugia reaffirmed Malta's eagerness to continue working closely with Luxembourg, leveraging the strengths of both nations to foster deeper ties among leaders, individuals, institutions, and agencies. A particular emphasis was placed on expanding trade and business relations, with both countries committed to supporting and enhancing people-to-people links, which contribute to the social and cultural fabric of their relationship.

Moreover, both Malta and Luxembourg reaffirmed their shared interest in safeguarding a rules-based international order. Speaker Farrugia stressed Malta's ongoing commitment to working in tandem with Luxembourg to further consolidate and strengthen multilateral relationships, ensuring that both countries play an active role in shaping a peaceful, secure, and just global environment.

The meeting concluded with both the Speaker and the Ambassador expressing their mutual desire to continue building on the strong foundation of cooperation that already exists between Malta and Luxembourg, across both regional and global levels.