I held an interesting meeting with H.E. Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen, Director for the United Nations of France & H.E. Agnès von der Mühll, French Ambassador to Malta. We spoke at length on Malta’s role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the term 2023-2024.
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Today, I was presented with the book ‘A Commentary on the Constitution of Malta, Second Edition’, by Dr Tonio Borg, which cover, among others, the far-reaching amendments made to the Maltese Constitution in the last six years.
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Today I had the pleasure to receive His Excellency Khaled Mohamed Sameh Anis, Ambassador of #Egypt. We recalled the longstanding bilateral relations and how they can be further consolidated by identifying new areas of cooperation, such as those of energy and water resourcing.
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This evening it was a pleasure to attend a Thanksgiving Mass on the 10th anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of the Archbishop of Malta, H.E. Mgr Charles J. Scicluna. @Archdiocese_MT
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Today we spent some time with patients and their relatives in the apartments of Puttinu Cares Foundation in Sutton. We talked about what they are going through and the help they are receiving from The Malta Community Chest Fund.
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This morning, we visited The Royal Marsden hospital in Sutton – one of the world's leading cancer treatment centres. This year 67 patients from Malta were admitted here with the support of The Malta Community Chest Fund.
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Earlier this afternoon, it was a pleasure to visit the Franciscan Sisters, who warmly welcome Maltese patients. On behalf of the people of #Malta, I would like to thank the Franciscan Sisters & the Augustinian Sisters in #London for their dedication to patients & their relatives.
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On the first day of our visit to #London, we visited @GreatOrmondSt, which specialises in children’s care. Accompanied by Mr John Huber, Chairman of the Board of Administrators of The Malta Community Chest Fund, we also visited the Gynaecology Oncology Department @NHSBartsHealth.
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Yesterday evening we attended the 'Magia Di Operette' concert organised by the Società Filarmonica Nazionale La Valette on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the victory in the International Band Competition in Como, Italy.
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On the UN #WorldChildrensDay, I join the international community’s message of promoting inclusion for every child. As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Malta 🇲🇹 will be at the forefront in advancing discussions on the Children and Armed Conflict portfolio.
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We had the pleasure to receive The Kiev Baroque Consort. The group was composed of only female components as the male concert members stayed behind in #Ukraine due to the ongoing war. Visibly moved, the choir treated us to a rendition of the Maltese & Ukrainian national anthems.
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We spoke at length about the benefits of cultivating trust and respect across different beliefs and welcomed opportunities for increased inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue in one’s country of adoption.
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I had an interesting meeting with Dr Kuriakose, Theophilose Metropolitan, Metropolitan and Patriarchal Vicar of Europe, the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminar, and members from the Indian community of Kerala in Malta. (cont.)
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The President’s Solidarity Fun Run postponed to the 11th of December 2022. https://president.gov.mt/en/the-presidents-solidarity-fun-run-is-postponed-to-11th-december/
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Earlier today, I received the Letters of Credence from the newly-appointed Ambassador of #Montenegro to #Malta, Her Excellency Milena Šofranac Ljubojević.
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This morning, I received the Letters of Credence from the newly-appointed Ambassador of the #DominicanRepublic to #Malta, His Excellency Tony Raful Tejada.
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This morning, the newly-appointed Ambassador of the #ArgentineRepublic to #Malta, His Excellency Roberto Manuel Carlés, presented his Letters of Credence at Sant’Anton Palace.
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On the 21st of December, I’d like to invite you to the first ‘il-Mużika Tgħaqqadna’ concert in aid of The Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation. 140 artists will voluntarily put together a spectacular show for the whole family. Tickets from https://www.showshappening.com/the-malta-community-chest-fund-foundation/IlMuika-Tgaqqadna-Kunert-gal-listrina
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On the UN #InternationalDayforTolerance, I reiterate my long-standing call for solidarity and mutual respect in favour of dialogue, social cohesion, and cooperation across physical, religious and cultural borders. 📸 @UN
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