"Malta's perspective in foreign policy stems from our own realities. We are a country which wholly forms part of Europe and wholly forms part of the Mediterranean. We are an island state. We attained sovereign statehood within living memory, after centuries of colonial rule. We are on a cultural frontier between Europe and North Africa, speaking a language which fuses Semitic and Romance. We are necessarily foreign trade oriented. Our foreign policy must reflect our realities and our Maltese and European values. These values fashion our positions in the world today: solidarity; respect for democracy, the rule of law and human rights; a humanitarian approach; a propensity to giving. These are values which characterise our society and are historically firmly rooted in a millennial formation that has fashioned our value set and our way of life. They remain necessarily dynamic."
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Tonio Borg meets Mr Dusan Caplovic, Deputy Prime Minister for the Slovak Republic. - 10/10/2008
The future of the Lisbon Treaty and illegal immigration were among the topics discussed during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Tonio Borg
New Biometric Passports - 09/10/2008
The Malta High Commission to Australia and New Zealand would like to inform that all passports issued from 1 October 2008 will be Biometric.
The Hon. Tonio Borg, delivers opening speech at ‘DAR – Seminar on Best Practices in Assisted Voluntary Return’. - 09/10/2008
May I first of all welcome you all and, in particular, our foreign guests and thank you for participating in this seminar on Best Practices in Assisted Voluntary Return.
