Tag: United Nations
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Prime Minister gives summary of his participation at the UNGA
Prime Minister Robert Abela gave Parliament a summary of his visit to New York and his address to the United Nations General Assembly. During the visit, Abela said he met representatives of Delta Air Lines, who he said were working to extend their service to Malta. He reiterated that Malta supports an international multilateral system…
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Foreign affairs as a party affair
Malta’s delegation at the United Nations General Assembly has been an uneventful party affair with a sizeable delegation of up to 12 people including the Prime Minister’s wife and daughter, the Foreign Affairs Minister and two other Ministers, Silvio Schembri and Ian Borg, with their permanent secretaries, along with other officials and propaganda personnel. The…
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Xi Jinping dines at the White House as leaders warn of China’s belligerence at the UNGA
Xi Jining dined with US President Donald Trump and US tech executives at the White on Thursday as the UNGA took place in New York. The visit was supposed to serve as a continuation of the last meeting in May with Taiwan and trade high on the agenda. The White House made no announcement at…
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Prime Minister of Malta gives his speech at the UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Robert Abela gave his speech at the United Nations General Assembly today, in which he extolled the value of trust. Trust is eroding in governments and institutions, he said, as he warned that this erosion of trust is also corroding the international order. He then turned to speak about what he described as…
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Keeping up tabs on New York (while preparing for the Premiership)
Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ian Borg is currently in New York at the United Nations General Assembly accompanying the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, but is he really? Or are they actually accompanying him? The Deputy Prime Minister is promoting his trip as a visit to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (Minnesota)…
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Benjamin Netanyahu says Golan Heights are Israel’s
Speaking at the Untied Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Golan Highest are Israel’s and that according to the Bible the Jews have been there for thousands of years. Israel invaded the Golan Heights in December 2024 after the Syrian Revolution. A significant number of delegates walked out of the…
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Foreign Affairs Minister holds more bilateral meetings in New York
Foreign Affairs Minister Chris Fearne held more bilateral meetings in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The Minister announced that he held meetings with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi (featured above), and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. The Minister also signed an MOU with Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow on “the…
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EU advances free trade agreement with the Philippines and continues with diplomatic engagements in busy UNGA
While international leaders pursue an intense diplomatic agenda, the European Union is advancing its trade relations with Asia. The EU expands its relations with Asia The European Union and the Philippines announced on Tuesday that they had reached a substantial agreement on a free trade deal. Following several months of negotiations and amid challenges posed…
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Delcy Rodríguez promises elections in Venezuela during first UN address as country’s leader
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez pledged that the country will hold elections during her first address to the United Nations General Assembly as Venezuela’s leader, although she did not provide a specific date. Rodríguez addressed the General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, marking the first in-person appearance by a Venezuelan leader before the UN…
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Prime Minister speaks at event for Ukraine: Foreign Minister meets Emirati counterpart
On the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Robert Abela spoked at an event for Ukraine called Sixth Summit of the International Crimea Platform where he reiterated Malta’s foreign policy of recognising Crimea as Ukrainian territory. During the conference, the Prime Minister also spoke briefly with the President of Montengro Jakov Milatović.…
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Sudan’s allies join forces to resist US call for regime change in Sudan
Sudan’s regional allies yesterday joined forces to push back against a new US position on Sudan, after the US Department of State issued a statement saying that it does not recognise either the Sudanese Armed Forces or the RSF, or their respective leaders, as legitimate constitutional representatives of the country. The US State Department said…
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Spanish Prime Minister reiterates that Spain has good relations with Morocco: laments again about lack of European solidarity
Interviewed yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly by Christiane Amanpour of CNN, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that Spain retains good relations with Morocco and described the two countries as strategic partners. Prime Minister Sánchez nevertheless acknowledged that Morocco’s border-control mechanism had failed during the mass crossing…