President of Malta @presidentmt@respublicae.eu

This morning, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of #Cuba, Her Excellency Mirta Aurora Granda Averhoff, presented her Letters of Credence at the Grand Master's Palace.

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faculty or even the strength to fight and overcome injustices.

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Earlier today I presided over the oath of office ceremony of Judge Emeritus Joseph Zammit Mckeon as Ombudsman. While I wished him well in his work, I expressed the hope that under his leadership, the Office will protect those who, for one reason or another, have no tools, (cont.)

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the position plays a crucial role in further developing the culture of scrutiny which needs to be further strengthened among us. I augured that future work continues to build on the results and levels reached so far.

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I would like to congratulate Chief Justice Emeritus Joseph Azzopardi who has just taken the oath of office as the second Commissioner for Standards in Public Life. I remarked that apart from individual cases (cont.)

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I therefore join the #UnitedNations in appealing to all nations and private industries to make the digital world a safer, more equitable and alluring environment for all women and girls around the world.

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Today we celebrate #IWD2023 as an occasion to underline our appreciation of the invaluable contribution that women make in public and private life. This year the United Nations chose the theme DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.

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Representatives from the Southern Regional Council presented me with a copy of the book "Il-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa – Wirt Komuni li Jgħaqqadna" written by Dr Noel Buttigieg & Prof. George Cassar.

I would like to thank them because the proceeds from this publication will go to the MCCF.

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I would like to thank the Maltese community in Ireland for their very valuable contribution to further strengthen the lasting friendship between the two countries.

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At the end of the State Visit to #Ireland, Miriam and I enjoyed meeting a group of Maltese living in Ireland in an event attended by @PresidentIRL Michael D. Higgins and Mrs Sabina Higgins.

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Today, I visited the Irish Defence Forces Cadet School in the Curragh Camp, where I had the pleasure to meet and speak with three Maltese Officer Cadets who are currently undergoing Cadetship training with the Irish Defence Forces.

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During the meeting for which I was accompanied by Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli, we discussed the war in Ukraine, multilateralism and the priorities of the two countries in the United Nations Security Council, as Ireland was a non-permanent member before Malta.

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My engagements in #Ireland continued this morning with a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defense @MichealMartinTD.

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We also visited the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) within the University, where we followed a presentation on the institute's work which focuses on the environmental challenges of climate change, circular economy, and healthy environment.

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At University College Cork, @PresidentIRL and I had an interesting meeting with a group of students, including two Maltese students, focusing among others, on climate change and environmental protection.

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Together with the @PresidentIRL Michael D. Higgins and Mrs Sabina Higgins, Miriam and I travelled to #Cork by train.

Upon our arrival, we had a courtesy meeting with the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, Mr Damien Boylan at Cork City Hall.

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In my speech, I remarked that the great affinity between our two peoples manifests not only, through high-level political exchanges and contacts but especially through those that lie at the heart of our communities – our people-to-people contacts.

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The first day of the State Visit to #Ireland ended with a State Dinner hosted by the @PresidentIRL, Michael D. Higgins and Mrs Sabina Higgins, also attended by Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.

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In Ireland, I had an interesting meeting with Prime Minister @LeoVaradkar.
The discussion focused on similarities between Malta 🇲🇹 and Ireland 🇮🇪, climate change, Africa, and the war in Ukraine.

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I extend my heartfelt condolences to the relatives of the victims of the tragic train collision in #Greece.

I wish a speedy recovery to those who were injured.

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