During a courtesy call at Sant’Anton Palace, Beacon Media Group presented me with their publication ‘Luminous Kindness’. The #book, through its many #images, marks the recent visit by His Holiness Pope Francis to Malta in April 2022.
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Yesterday Miriam and I joined the #Lija community for the annual concert of the Feast of our Saviour, organised by the Soċjetà Mużikali San Pio X. Such occasions reflect the great contribution made by #band clubs in our cities and villages.
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As our last engagement in London, we visited the Franciscan Sisters hosting Maltese patients who are receiving treatment in #London and their relatives. It is always a pleasure for us to meet the Franciscan Sisters, who are doing such great work with the patients.
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This morning, we visited Maltese #patients and their relatives residing in the apartments of the Puttinu Cares Foundation in #Sutton while receiving treatment in the UK. We spoke to them and heard about their hardships in this difficult period of their lives.
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Our engagements in the UK continued in #Oxford, where we visited The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and The Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences. I thanked the administration and the #doctors for attending Maltese #patients needing specialised care.
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Our engagements in #Birmingham came to an end this morning with an interesting meeting with the Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Maureen Cornish. Among other things, we spoke about the ongoing @birminghamcg22 and their legacy.
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It was a pleasure to meet H.R.H. Prince Charles, as well as H.E. Wiliame Katonivere, the President of Fiji, and Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, before the #CommonwealthGames2022 opening ceremony.
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Yesterday evening we met with part of the Maltese community in #Birmingham. It is always a pleasure to meet and talk to Maltese people living and working abroad. In a few words on the occasion, I took the opportunity to thank them for their wonderful welcome.
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On the eve of the opening of the @birminghamcg22, it was a pleasure to meet the #Maltese athletes. Miriam and I sincerely wish every success to the 29 athletes representing Malta. We commend them for their commitment and dedication in their respective sporting disciplines.
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I had an interesting meeting with a group of youths from Libya who form part of the Youth Dialogue Forum, during which we talked about the future of #Libya. I wish them every success and that they continue to promote unity, democracy & the participation of youths in public life.
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It was a pleasure to receive Ms Caroline Tonna, art and dress historian and author, who presented me with her publication entitled ‘Society and Fashion in Malta, Portrait Photography of Leandro Preziosi 1830-1869’.
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I received the farewell call by H.E. Mr Frank Keurhorst, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the #Netherlands to the Republic of #Malta, during which we discussed the excellent relations between our respective countries, including new areas of cooperation.
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Yesterday evening we attended the production 'The Merry Wives of Windsor (Terrace)' performed by the #MADC theatre company at Sant'Anton Gardens. We sincerely thank the Chairman of the MADC, Mr Martin Azzopardi, for the donation to The Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation.
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It was a pleasure to receive a courtesy call from Mr Leendert Verbeek, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe & King's Commissioner for the Province of Flevoland in the Netherlands. He was accompanied by Mr Mario Fava.
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The Grant Thornton People and Culture team and interns studying mainly accounting and economics, have paid a courtesy call at Sant’Anton Palace this morning. The visit was part of the young students’ on-the-job experience.
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It was a pleasure to join the Egyptian Community in Malta to commemorate the National Day of the Arab Republic of Egypt. During my speech, I noted that both Malta and the Arab Republic of #Egypt can contribute to promote a more just and sustainable globe.
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I met Andrew Alamango & his team from Magna Zmien. I commended their work in preserving popular #history through the digitisation of #Malta’s audio-visual heritage. Thanks to them, future generations will have the possibility to appreciate more the aspects of our culture.
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H.E. Patrick Duffy paid his farewell call as Ambassador of Ireland to Malta today. I thanked him for his contribution to strengthening the excellent relations that #Malta & #Ireland enjoy, especially the recent State Visit to Malta by H.E.Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland.
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Last April, the Local Council of Santa Lucija, in collaboration with the Confucius Institute, the Chinese Community Cultural Centre & the Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine, organised the Spring Festival Temple Fair and donated the proceeds from the event to the #MCCFF.
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It was a pleasure to receive Her Excellency Jennifer Cartmill, High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Australia, for a courtesy call at Sant’Anton Palace. We had the opportunity to recall the excellent bilateral relations between #Malta and #Australia.
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