{"id":4958,"date":"2023-10-16T12:31:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T10:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amblavalletta.esteri.it\/?page_id=4958"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:03:27","slug":"4958-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amblavalletta.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza-e-adozione\/4954-2\/4958-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"137\">Major Bilateral Visits<\/h2>\n<p>Meetings between Maltese and Italian government representatives\u2014also outside the framework of formal official visits\u2014are, in line with established practice, frequent and ongoing. Below is a list of the most recent major visits:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"567\">The President of the Italian Republic, <strong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"440\">Sergio Mattarella<\/strong>, meets <strong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"473\">Myriam Spiteri Debono<\/strong>, President of the Republic of Malta, on an official visit (Quirinal Palace, 21 January 2025).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"713\">Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"614\">Giorgia Meloni<\/strong> meets the Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta, <strong data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"682\">Robert Abela<\/strong> (Palazzo Chigi, 15 June 2023).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"819\">Participation of Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"766\">Giorgia Meloni<\/strong> in the <strong data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"798\">MED9 Leaders\u2019 Summit<\/strong> (29 September 2023).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"1007\">Participation of the President of the Italian Republic, <strong data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"910\">Sergio Mattarella<\/strong>, in the <strong data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"989\">17th Informal Meeting of the Heads of State of the Arraiolos Group<\/strong> (6 October 2022).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1715\"><strong data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1035\">9\u201311 March<\/strong>: Visit to Italy by a Maltese ministerial delegation comprising the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs <strong data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1164\">Evarist Bartolo<\/strong>, the Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement <strong data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1254\">Byron Camilleri<\/strong>, and the Minister for Finance and Employment <strong data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1317\">Clyde Caruana<\/strong>, who participated in the <strong data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1360\">Med Dialogues<\/strong> in Rome.<br data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1372\" \/>In addition to a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1453\">Luigi Di Maio<\/strong>, talks were held with Ministers <strong data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1507\">Luciana Lamorgese<\/strong> (Interior), <strong data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1538\">Daniele Franco<\/strong> (Economy and Finance) and <strong data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1586\">Roberto Cingolani<\/strong> (Ecological Transition), as well as with the Commander General of the Guardia di Finanza and the National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"2129\">Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no in-person meetings took place. However, numerous contacts were held via videoconference and telephone between the Italian Minister and the Maltese Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"1957\">Evarist Bartolo<\/strong>, between Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"1982\" data-end=\"2000\">Giuseppe Conte<\/strong> and Maltese Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2044\">Robert Abela<\/strong>, and between Minister <strong data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2088\">Luciana Lamorgese<\/strong> and her counterpart <strong data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2128\">Byron Camilleri<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2143\" data-end=\"2308\">Meeting between Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2183\">Conte<\/strong> and Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2213\">Muscat<\/strong> on the occasion of the <strong data-start=\"2237\" data-end=\"2254\">EUMed7 Summit<\/strong> of Southern EU countries in Cyprus (29 January 2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2422\">Visit to Malta by Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2353\">Conte<\/strong> on the occasion of the <strong data-start=\"2377\" data-end=\"2394\">EUMed7 Summit<\/strong> in Valletta (14 June 2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2554\">Visit to Malta by the Maltese Minister for Sport <strong data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2491\">Clifton Grima<\/strong> to meet the Mayor of Messina <strong data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2539\">Cateno De Luca<\/strong> (8 July 2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2557\" data-end=\"2701\">Bilateral meeting between Ministers of the Interior <strong data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2620\">Salvini<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2625\" data-end=\"2637\">Farrugia<\/strong> during the informal <strong data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2673\">JHA Council<\/strong> in Helsinki (18 July 2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2704\" data-end=\"3012\">Meeting at the Quirinal Palace between the President of the Republic of Malta <strong data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"2798\">George Vella<\/strong> and the President of the Italian Republic <strong data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2862\">Sergio Mattarella<\/strong>. This was President Vella\u2019s first official visit abroad following his inauguration; he also met Pope Francis in private audience (17 September 2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3015\" data-end=\"3135\">Participation of Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3078\">Luciana Lamorgese<\/strong> in the Valletta Summit on migration (23 September 2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3138\" data-end=\"3424\">Parliamentary Secretary for Digital Economy and Innovation <strong data-start=\"3197\" data-end=\"3216\">Silvio Schembri<\/strong> meets the Italian delegation of the Ministry of Economic Development led by <strong data-start=\"3293\" data-end=\"3316\">Hon. Mirella Liuzzi<\/strong> in Malta, on the occasion of the <strong data-start=\"3350\" data-end=\"3406\">Telecoms Ministerial Summit of Southern EU Countries<\/strong> (2 October 2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3427\" data-end=\"3560\">Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion <strong data-start=\"3476\" data-end=\"3493\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> participates in the <strong data-start=\"3514\" data-end=\"3531\">Med Dialogues<\/strong> in Rome (5\u20137 December 2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3563\" data-end=\"3724\">Minister for Energy and Water Management <strong data-start=\"3604\" data-end=\"3617\">Joe Mizzi<\/strong> participates in the first annual conference on <em data-start=\"3665\" data-end=\"3697\">Water Investment and Financing<\/em> in Rome (5 December 2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3727\" data-end=\"3879\">Fifteenth meeting of Defence Ministers of the <strong data-start=\"3773\" data-end=\"3791\">5+5 Initiative<\/strong>; Minister <strong data-start=\"3802\" data-end=\"3822\">Michael Farrugia<\/strong> participates in the meetings in Rome (15 December 2019).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3893\" data-end=\"4107\">Meeting between President <strong data-start=\"3919\" data-end=\"3940\">Sergio Mattarella<\/strong> and President <strong data-start=\"3955\" data-end=\"3985\">Marie Louise Coleiro Preca<\/strong> on the occasion of the <strong data-start=\"4009\" data-end=\"4070\">14th Meeting of the Heads of State of the Arraiolos Group<\/strong> in Riga, Latvia (13 September 2018).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4110\" data-end=\"4298\">Meeting between Italian Minister of Defence <strong data-start=\"4154\" data-end=\"4175\">Elisabetta Trenta<\/strong> and Maltese Minister of Defence <strong data-start=\"4208\" data-end=\"4228\">Michael Farrugia<\/strong> during the informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers (30 August 2018).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4301\" data-end=\"4477\">Meeting between the Italian National Anti-Mafia and Counter-Terrorism Prosecutor <strong data-start=\"4382\" data-end=\"4410\">Federico Cafiero de Raho<\/strong> and the Maltese Attorney General <strong data-start=\"4444\" data-end=\"4462\">Dr Peter Grech<\/strong> (4 July 2018).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4480\" data-end=\"4600\">Meeting between Minister <strong data-start=\"4505\" data-end=\"4525\">Moavero Milanesi<\/strong> and Maltese Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"4567\" data-end=\"4584\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> (15 June 2018).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4603\" data-end=\"4678\">Visit to Sicily by President <strong data-start=\"4632\" data-end=\"4662\">Marie Louise Coleiro Preca<\/strong> (12 June 2018).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4681\" data-end=\"4788\">Visit to Malta by Admiral <strong data-start=\"4707\" data-end=\"4728\">Enrico Credendino<\/strong>, Head of Mission <strong data-start=\"4746\" data-end=\"4769\">EUNAVFOR MED Sophia<\/strong> (18 January 2018).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4802\" data-end=\"4893\">Visit to Malta by the Italian Minister of Justice <strong data-start=\"4852\" data-end=\"4870\">Andrea Orlando<\/strong> (20\u201321 December 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4896\" data-end=\"5059\">Visit to Malta by the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on Mafia-type organisations and other criminal associations, including foreign ones (23\u201324 October 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5062\" data-end=\"5169\">State Visit to Malta by the President of the Italian Republic <strong data-start=\"5124\" data-end=\"5145\">Sergio Mattarella<\/strong> (13\u201314 September 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5172\" data-end=\"5351\">Visit to Malta by Undersecretary of State <strong data-start=\"5214\" data-end=\"5229\">Sandro Gozi<\/strong> for the conference <em data-start=\"5249\" data-end=\"5278\">Youth for Tomorrow\u2019s Europe<\/em>; meetings with Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"5319\" data-end=\"5336\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> (15 May 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5354\" data-end=\"5515\">Visit to Malta by Minister <strong data-start=\"5381\" data-end=\"5402\">Beatrice Lorenzin<\/strong> to participate in the round table of Health Ministers of Malta, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus (9 May 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5518\" data-end=\"5604\">Visit to Malta by Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"5565\" data-end=\"5584\">Angelino Alfano<\/strong> (27\u201328 April 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5607\" data-end=\"5684\">Visit to Malta by Minister of Defence <strong data-start=\"5645\" data-end=\"5664\">Roberta Pinotti<\/strong> (26\u201327 April 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5687\" data-end=\"5803\">Visit to Malta by Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation <strong data-start=\"5764\" data-end=\"5783\">Angelino Alfano<\/strong> (29\u201330 March 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5806\" data-end=\"5936\">Visit to Malta by <strong data-start=\"5824\" data-end=\"5848\">Hon. Mario Marazziti<\/strong> and meeting with Maltese Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"5899\" data-end=\"5916\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> (23\u201325 March 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5939\" data-end=\"6064\">Visit to Rome by Maltese Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"5979\" data-end=\"5996\">Joseph Muscat<\/strong> and meeting with Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"6029\" data-end=\"6048\">Paolo Gentiloni<\/strong> (2 March 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6067\" data-end=\"6176\">Meeting in Malta between <strong data-start=\"6092\" data-end=\"6109\">Piero Fassino<\/strong> and Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"6139\" data-end=\"6156\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> (24 February 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6179\" data-end=\"6255\">Visit to Malta by Minister of Defence <strong data-start=\"6217\" data-end=\"6236\">Roberta Pinotti<\/strong> (8 February 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6258\" data-end=\"6377\">Participation of Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"6290\" data-end=\"6309\">Paolo Gentiloni<\/strong> in the informal European Council Summit in Malta (3 February 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6380\" data-end=\"6499\">Meeting in Rome between President <strong data-start=\"6414\" data-end=\"6435\">Sergio Mattarella<\/strong> and President <strong data-start=\"6450\" data-end=\"6480\">Marie Louise Coleiro Preca<\/strong> (30 January 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6502\" data-end=\"6580\">Visit to Malta by Minister of Justice <strong data-start=\"6540\" data-end=\"6558\">Andrea Orlando<\/strong> (26\u201327 January 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6583\" data-end=\"6662\">Visit to Malta by Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"6626\" data-end=\"6643\">Marco Minniti<\/strong> (26 January 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6665\" data-end=\"6871\">The Italian Ambassador to Malta hosts a meeting with Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"6733\" data-end=\"6743\">Muscat<\/strong> on the priorities of the Maltese Presidency of the European Union, on the eve of the EU Summit of 3 February (26 January 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6874\" data-end=\"6977\">Visit to Malta by Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council <strong data-start=\"6940\" data-end=\"6955\">Sandro Gozi<\/strong> (23\u201324 January 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6980\" data-end=\"7140\">Visit to Malta by Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"7023\" data-end=\"7040\">Marco Minniti<\/strong> to meet Maltese Minister for Home Affairs and National Security <strong data-start=\"7105\" data-end=\"7122\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> (4 January 2017).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"127\">2016<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"223\">Visit to Malta by the Italian Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"203\">Marco Minniti<\/strong> (4 January 2017).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"337\">Visit to Malta by the <strong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"312\">Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/strong> (24\u201325 November 2016).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"467\">Visit to Malta by the Italian Minister for Education, Universities and Research, <strong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"447\">Hon. Stefania Giannini<\/strong> (5 October 2016).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"596\">Visit by the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council to meet Parliamentary Secretary <strong data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"575\">Ian Borg<\/strong> (4\u20135 August 2016).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"777\">Visit to Rome by the Maltese Minister for Home Affairs and National Security <strong data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"693\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> to attend the meeting of Socialist Ministers for European Affairs (15 July 2016).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"1083\">Visit to Malta by the Chair of the Senate Committee on European Union Policies, <strong data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"877\">Vannino Chiti<\/strong> (12\u201313 May 2016). Meetings were held with Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds <strong data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"969\">Ian Borg<\/strong>, Chair of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee <strong data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1044\">Luciano Busuttil<\/strong>, and Deputy Speaker <strong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1080\">Censu Galea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1319\">Meeting between Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1133\">Matteo Renzi<\/strong> and Maltese Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1178\">Joseph Muscat<\/strong> on the margins of the conference <em data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1243\">\u201cThe State of the Union 2016\u201d<\/em>, organised in Florence by the European University Institute (6 May 2016).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1673\">Visit by Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council <strong data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1394\">Sandro Gozi<\/strong> to attend the conference <em data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"1454\">\u201cFrom Rome to Lisbon and Beyond\u201d<\/em>. Meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs <strong data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1541\">Louis Grech<\/strong>, Ministers <strong data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1569\">George Vella<\/strong> (Foreign Affairs), <strong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1606\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> (Home Affairs) and <strong data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1639\">Joe Mizzi<\/strong> (Transport) (12\u201313 January 2016).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1683\">2015<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1834\">Visit to Rome by the Maltese Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1761\">George Vella<\/strong> to attend the Mediterranean Dialogue Conference (10\u201311 December 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"1933\">Visit by Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1877\">Matteo Renzi<\/strong> to attend the Migration Summit (11\u201312 November 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"2150\">Visit by Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council <strong data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2008\">Sandro Gozi<\/strong> to attend the informal European Council; meeting with Minister for Home Affairs and National Security <strong data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2128\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> (12 November 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2153\" data-end=\"2263\">Meeting between Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2193\">Renzi<\/strong> and Maltese Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2231\">Muscat<\/strong> (Florence, 3 September 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2554\">Visit to Malta by the Italian Minister of Defence <strong data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2340\">Sen. Roberta Pinotti<\/strong>. Meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs <strong data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2427\">Louis Grech<\/strong> and Minister for Home Affairs and National Security <strong data-start=\"2480\" data-end=\"2497\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong>; visit to the Italian military mission (30 July 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2557\" data-end=\"2662\"><strong data-start=\"2557\" data-end=\"2583\">H.E. Sergio Mattarella<\/strong>, President of the Italian Republic \u2013 official visit to Malta (22 July 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"2776\">Maltese Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2705\">Joseph Muscat<\/strong> visits Expo Milano 2015 on the occasion of Malta Day (16 July 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"3077\">Visit to Malta by Undersecretary <strong data-start=\"2812\" data-end=\"2827\">Sandro Gozi<\/strong>. Meetings with Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"2868\">Muscat<\/strong>, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs <strong data-start=\"2926\" data-end=\"2935\">Grech<\/strong>, Minister <strong data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2955\">Abela<\/strong> (Home Affairs), Minister <strong data-start=\"2981\" data-end=\"2992\">Cardona<\/strong> (Economy), and Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds <strong data-start=\"3045\" data-end=\"3057\">Ian Borg<\/strong> (9\u201310 July 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3080\" data-end=\"3213\">Participation of the Speaker of the Maltese Parliament in the commemoration ceremony of the Capaci massacre (Palermo, 23 May 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3216\" data-end=\"3358\">Meeting in Rome between Italian Minister of Economy <strong data-start=\"3268\" data-end=\"3289\">Pier Carlo Padoan<\/strong> and Maltese Minister of Finance <strong data-start=\"3322\" data-end=\"3341\">Edward Scicluna<\/strong> (20 May 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3698\">Visit to Malta by Italian Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3431\">Angelino Alfano<\/strong> to attend the commemoration ceremony for the victims of the 19 April shipwreck. Meetings with Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"3541\" data-end=\"3551\">Muscat<\/strong>, European Commissioners <strong data-start=\"3576\" data-end=\"3601\">Dimitris Avramopoulos<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3606\" data-end=\"3623\">Karmenu Vella<\/strong>, and Greek Minister for Social Policy <strong data-start=\"3662\" data-end=\"3679\">Theano Fotiou<\/strong> (23 April 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3701\" data-end=\"3880\">Meeting in Rome between the Chair of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee <strong data-start=\"3775\" data-end=\"3800\">Pierferdinando Casini<\/strong> and the Speaker of the Maltese Parliament <strong data-start=\"3843\" data-end=\"3861\">Anglu Farrugia<\/strong> (22 April 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3883\" data-end=\"3980\">Meeting in Rome between Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"3922\" data-end=\"3931\">Renzi<\/strong> and Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"3951\" data-end=\"3961\">Muscat<\/strong> (20 April 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3983\" data-end=\"4043\">Visit to Malta by Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"4016\" data-end=\"4025\">Renzi<\/strong> (9 April 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4046\" data-end=\"4173\">Meeting in Rome between Italian Minister <strong data-start=\"4087\" data-end=\"4106\">Paolo Gentiloni<\/strong> and his Maltese counterpart <strong data-start=\"4135\" data-end=\"4151\">George Vella<\/strong> (17 February 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4176\" data-end=\"4371\">Meeting in Rome between Maltese Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"4233\" data-end=\"4250\">Carmelo Abela<\/strong> and Italian Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"4288\" data-end=\"4307\">Angelino Alfano<\/strong>, and Minister of Defence <strong data-start=\"4333\" data-end=\"4352\">Roberta Pinotti<\/strong> (22 January 2015).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"4373\" data-end=\"4381\">2014<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4385\" data-end=\"4581\">Visit by Undersecretary at the Ministry of Defence <strong data-start=\"4436\" data-end=\"4457\">Gioacchino Alfano<\/strong> (27\u201328 September 2014), on the occasion of the participation of the Italian Aerobatic Team in the International Air Show.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4584\" data-end=\"4875\">Visit by Undersecretary <strong data-start=\"4608\" data-end=\"4623\">Sandro Gozi<\/strong> (5\u20136 August 2014). Meetings with Commissioner-designate <strong data-start=\"4680\" data-end=\"4697\">Karmenu Vella<\/strong>, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs <strong data-start=\"4755\" data-end=\"4770\">Louis Grech<\/strong>, Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"4801\" data-end=\"4817\">George Vella<\/strong>, and Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds <strong data-start=\"4860\" data-end=\"4872\">Ian Borg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4878\" data-end=\"5105\">Participation of Deputy Minister for Economic Development <strong data-start=\"4936\" data-end=\"4959\">Claudio De Vincenti<\/strong> in the <em data-start=\"4967\" data-end=\"5025\">Mediterranean Energy Conference \u2013 Security of Gas Supply<\/em>. Meeting with Maltese Minister for Energy <strong data-start=\"5068\" data-end=\"5084\">Konrad Mizzi<\/strong> (10\u201311 July 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5108\" data-end=\"5348\">Meeting between Maltese Minister for Home Affairs and National Security <strong data-start=\"5180\" data-end=\"5197\">Manuel Mallia<\/strong> and Italian Minister of Defence <strong data-start=\"5230\" data-end=\"5249\">Roberta Pinotti<\/strong> on the margins of the conference <em data-start=\"5283\" data-end=\"5316\">\u201cEU Maritime Security Strategy\u201d<\/em> (Civitavecchia, 8 July 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5351\" data-end=\"5499\">Participation of Maltese Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Growth <strong data-start=\"5431\" data-end=\"5447\">Jos\u00e9 Herrera<\/strong> in the <em data-start=\"5455\" data-end=\"5471\">Digital Venice<\/em> conference (8 July 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5502\" data-end=\"5664\">Meeting in Rome between Maltese Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds <strong data-start=\"5571\" data-end=\"5583\">Ian Borg<\/strong> and Italian Undersecretary for European Affairs <strong data-start=\"5632\" data-end=\"5647\">Sandro Gozi<\/strong> (20 May 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5667\" data-end=\"5876\">Visit by Undersecretary for Constitutional Reforms and Relations with Parliament <strong data-start=\"5748\" data-end=\"5768\">Ivan Scalfarotto<\/strong> to attend the second IDAHO Forum \u2013 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (13\u201315 May 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5879\" data-end=\"6082\">Visit by Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage and Tourism <strong data-start=\"5937\" data-end=\"5960\">Francesca Barracciu<\/strong> to attend the conference <em data-start=\"5986\" data-end=\"6060\">\u201cFacilitating Tourism to the Mediterranean through the EU\u2019s Visa Policy\u201d<\/em> (10\u201311 April 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6085\" data-end=\"6234\">Visit to Italy by Maltese Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"6136\" data-end=\"6155\">Emmanuel Mallia<\/strong>; meeting with his Italian counterpart <strong data-start=\"6194\" data-end=\"6213\">Angelino Alfano<\/strong> (9\u201310 April 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6237\" data-end=\"6385\">Visit to Rome by the Speaker of the Maltese Parliament <strong data-start=\"6292\" data-end=\"6311\">Angelo Farrugia<\/strong> to attend the conference <em data-start=\"6337\" data-end=\"6363\">\u201cWhat Europe Stands For\u201d<\/em> (13\u201314 March 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6388\" data-end=\"6561\">Visit to Malta by former Prime Ministers <strong data-start=\"6429\" data-end=\"6444\">Mario Monti<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"6449\" data-end=\"6465\">Enrico Letta<\/strong> to attend <em data-start=\"6476\" data-end=\"6491\">The Economist<\/em> conference <em data-start=\"6503\" data-end=\"6541\">\u201cInvigorating Investment and Growth\u201d<\/em> (6\u20137 March 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6564\" data-end=\"6723\">Meeting in Rome between Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"6625\" data-end=\"6647\">Federica Mogherini<\/strong> and Maltese Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"6689\" data-end=\"6705\">George Vella<\/strong> (6 March 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6726\" data-end=\"6910\">Maltese Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"6749\" data-end=\"6766\">Joseph Muscat<\/strong> visits Rome for talks with Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"6809\" data-end=\"6825\">Matteo Renzi<\/strong> and to attend the Congress of the Party of European Socialists (28 February 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6913\" data-end=\"7172\">Visit to Rome by Maltese Minister for Economy, Investment and SMEs <strong data-start=\"6980\" data-end=\"7001\">Christian Cardona<\/strong> to attend the Second European Conference of Friends of Industry; bilateral meeting with Italian Minister for Economic Development <strong data-start=\"7132\" data-end=\"7151\">Flavio Zanonato<\/strong> (30 January 2014).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7175\" data-end=\"7378\">Meeting in Rome between Italian Minister of Health <strong data-start=\"7226\" data-end=\"7247\">Beatrice Lorenzin<\/strong> and Maltese Minister of Health <strong data-start=\"7279\" data-end=\"7299\">Godfrey Farrugia<\/strong>; signing of the joint declaration on healthcare cooperation (31 January 2014).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"7380\" data-end=\"7388\">2013<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"7392\" data-end=\"7609\">Participation of Maltese Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"7446\" data-end=\"7471\">Francis Zammit Dimech<\/strong> in the Transatlantic Luncheon on the occasion of the visit of U.S. Secretary of State <strong data-start=\"7558\" data-end=\"7572\">John Kerry<\/strong> to Italy (Rome, 27 February 2013).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7612\" data-end=\"7773\">Meeting in Rome between Maltese Minister for Sustainable Development <strong data-start=\"7681\" data-end=\"7696\">Leo Brincat<\/strong> and Italian Minister for the Environment <strong data-start=\"7738\" data-end=\"7756\">Andrea Orlando<\/strong> (16 May 2013).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7776\" data-end=\"8004\">Visit to Malta by the President of the Umbria Region <strong data-start=\"7829\" data-end=\"7849\">Catiuscia Marini<\/strong>; signing of a healthcare cooperation agreement in the presence of President <strong data-start=\"7926\" data-end=\"7942\">George Abela<\/strong> and Minister of Health <strong data-start=\"7966\" data-end=\"7986\">Godfrey Farrugia<\/strong> (26 June 2013).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8007\" data-end=\"8124\">Maltese Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"8030\" data-end=\"8047\">Joseph Muscat<\/strong> visits Rome for talks with Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"8090\" data-end=\"8106\">Enrico Letta<\/strong> (17 July 2013).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8127\" data-end=\"8235\">Italo-Maltese meeting on the continental shelf at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Rome, 1\u20132 August 2013).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8238\" data-end=\"8407\">Visit by the Speaker of the Maltese Parliament <strong data-start=\"8285\" data-end=\"8303\">Anglu Farrugia<\/strong> to Florence for the first General Assembly of the Italo-Maltese Chamber of Commerce (8 October 2013).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8410\" data-end=\"8534\">Italy\u2013Malta technical meeting on the continental shelf; participation of Ambassador <strong data-start=\"8494\" data-end=\"8506\">Pignatti<\/strong> (Malta, 14 October 2013).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8537\" data-end=\"8654\">Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"8552\" data-end=\"8568\">Enrico Letta<\/strong> visits Malta for talks with Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"8612\" data-end=\"8629\">Joseph Muscat<\/strong> (10\u201311 November 2013).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8657\" data-end=\"8882\">Visit aboard the Italian destroyer <em data-start=\"8692\" data-end=\"8712\">Durand de la Penne<\/em> by Minister of Defence <strong data-start=\"8736\" data-end=\"8751\">Mario Mauro<\/strong>, the Chief of Defence Staff <strong data-start=\"8780\" data-end=\"8808\">Admiral Binelli Mantelli<\/strong>, and the Chief of Naval Staff <strong data-start=\"8839\" data-end=\"8860\">Admiral De Giorgi<\/strong> (11 November 2013).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8885\" data-end=\"9097\">Visit to Rome by Maltese Minister for Home Affairs and National Security <strong data-start=\"8958\" data-end=\"8977\">Emmanuel Mallia<\/strong> for a bilateral meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior <strong data-start=\"9058\" data-end=\"9077\">Angelino Alfano<\/strong> (22 November 2013).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"9099\" data-end=\"9107\">2012<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"9111\" data-end=\"9298\"><strong data-start=\"9111\" data-end=\"9131\">H.E. Georg Abela<\/strong>, President of the Republic of Malta \u2013 official visit to Rome at the invitation of <strong data-start=\"9214\" data-end=\"9241\">H.E. Giorgio Napolitano<\/strong>, President of the Italian Republic (20\u201321 March 2012).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9301\" data-end=\"9481\">Visit to Rome by Maltese Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"9355\" data-end=\"9369\">Tonio Borg<\/strong>, leading an interministerial delegation; meeting with Minister <strong data-start=\"9433\" data-end=\"9463\">Giulio Terzi di Sant\u2019Agata<\/strong> (22 June 2012).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9484\" data-end=\"9591\"><strong data-start=\"9484\" data-end=\"9508\">Prof. Giuliano Amato<\/strong> \u2013 conference <em data-start=\"9522\" data-end=\"9563\">\u201cThe New Economic Governance of Europe\u201d<\/em> (Malta, 20\u201321 July 2012).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9594\" data-end=\"9700\">Interministerial meeting at senior officials\u2019 level on Italy\u2013Malta cooperation (Rome, 4 September 2012).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9703\" data-end=\"9820\">Official visit to Malta by Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"9767\" data-end=\"9797\">Giulio Terzi di Sant\u2019Agata<\/strong> (12 September 2012).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9823\" data-end=\"9978\">Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"9838\" data-end=\"9853\">Mario Monti<\/strong> participates in the <em data-start=\"9874\" data-end=\"9964\">2nd Western Mediterranean Forum (5+5 Dialogue) \u2013 Summit of Heads of State and Government<\/em> (Valletta).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9981\" data-end=\"10135\">Visit to Rome by Maltese Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"10035\" data-end=\"10060\">Francis Zammit Dimech<\/strong> for talks with Minister <strong data-start=\"10085\" data-end=\"10115\">Giulio Terzi di Sant\u2019Agata<\/strong> (18 December 2012).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"10137\" data-end=\"10145\">2011<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"10149\" data-end=\"10221\">Minister <strong data-start=\"10158\" data-end=\"10175\">Joseph Cassar<\/strong> meets Minister <strong data-start=\"10191\" data-end=\"10200\">Fazio<\/strong> (3 February 2011).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10224\" data-end=\"10363\">President <strong data-start=\"10234\" data-end=\"10249\">Georg Abela<\/strong> visits Rome on the occasion of the celebrations for the 150th Anniversary of Italian Unification (2 June 2011).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10366\" data-end=\"10513\"><strong data-start=\"10366\" data-end=\"10390\">Prof. Giuliano Amato<\/strong> participates in the conference <em data-start=\"10422\" data-end=\"10487\">\u201cThe Sovereign Debt Crisis and the New Boundaries of the State\u201d<\/em> (Malta, 8\u20139 July 2011).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10516\" data-end=\"10635\"><strong data-start=\"10516\" data-end=\"10544\">Prof. Gianni De Michelis<\/strong> speaks at the commemorative ceremony for President <strong data-start=\"10596\" data-end=\"10614\">Guido De Marco<\/strong> (30 September 2011).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"10637\" data-end=\"10645\">2010<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"10649\" data-end=\"10804\">President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies <strong data-start=\"10694\" data-end=\"10713\">Gianfranco Fini<\/strong> visits Malta at the official invitation of Speaker <strong data-start=\"10765\" data-end=\"10783\">Michael Frendo<\/strong> (20 January 2010).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10807\" data-end=\"10938\">Maltese Minister for Foreign Affairs <strong data-start=\"10844\" data-end=\"10858\">Tonio Borg<\/strong> participates in a trilateral meeting with Italy and Libya (17 February 2010).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10941\" data-end=\"11106\"><strong data-start=\"10941\" data-end=\"10968\">H.E. Giorgio Napolitano<\/strong>, President of the Italian Republic, pays an official visit to Malta at the invitation of <strong data-start=\"11058\" data-end=\"11079\">H.E. George Abela<\/strong> (30 June \u2013 1 July 2010).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11109\" data-end=\"11330\">Maltese Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"11132\" data-end=\"11150\">Lawrence Gonzi<\/strong> meets Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"11172\" data-end=\"11193\">Silvio Berlusconi<\/strong> at Villa Madama on the occasion of the bilateral summit of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Defence (Rome, 8 July 2010).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11333\" data-end=\"11459\">Undersecretaries <strong data-start=\"11350\" data-end=\"11360\">Scotti<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"11365\" data-end=\"11374\">Pizza<\/strong> attend the funeral of former President <strong data-start=\"11414\" data-end=\"11432\">Guido De Marco<\/strong> (Malta, 16 August 2010).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11462\" data-end=\"11592\">Speaker <strong data-start=\"11470\" data-end=\"11488\">Michael Frendo<\/strong> meets the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies <strong data-start=\"11544\" data-end=\"11563\">Gianfranco Fini<\/strong> (Rome, 17 September 2010).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11595\" data-end=\"11697\"><strong data-start=\"11595\" data-end=\"11616\">Riccardo Migliori<\/strong> participates in the OSCE Mediterranean Conference (Malta, 14\u201315 October 2010).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11700\" data-end=\"11881\"><strong data-start=\"11700\" data-end=\"11719\">Guido Bertolaso<\/strong> participates in the PPRD South Steering Committee meeting (<em data-start=\"11779\" data-end=\"11852\">Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters<\/em>) (Malta, 20 October 2010).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11884\" data-end=\"12009\"><strong data-start=\"11884\" data-end=\"11902\">Stefania Craxi<\/strong> participates in the UNAOC (<em data-start=\"11930\" data-end=\"11972\">United Nations Alliance of Civilizations<\/em>) meeting (Malta, 8 November 2010).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"12012\" data-end=\"12131\"><strong data-start=\"12012\" data-end=\"12032\">Giuseppe Cossiga<\/strong> participates in the Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting of the <strong data-start=\"12087\" data-end=\"12105\">5+5 Initiative<\/strong> (Malta, 1 December 2010).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Major Bilateral Visits Meetings between Maltese and Italian government representatives\u2014also outside the framework of formal official visits\u2014are, in line with established practice, frequent and ongoing. 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