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15/3/23 – The Rome Expo 2030 Promoting Committee visited The Malta Chamber to present its candidacy for the forthcoming EXPO 2030. The delegation explained the concept, themes and special features of their proposal.

The committee was met by Ms Marisa Xuereb, President, Mr Christopher Vassallo Cesareo, Deputy President of The Malta Chamber and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations.

24/2/23 – H.E. Ms Gabriela Dancau Ambassador of Romania met with the President of #TheMaltaChamber, Ms Marisa Xuereb and Chairperson of TradeMalta, Ms Liz Barbaro Sant (who is also Vice President of The Malta Chamber) to discuss trade and investment relations between the two countries and the importance of ease of doing business.

All parties agreed to continue discussions to explore commercial opportunities with the relevant stakeholders. The meeting was also attended by Mr Eugen Rosca, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy and Ms Julia Aquilina, Policy and Technical Support Executive. 

13/2/23 – H.E. Mr Khaled Anis, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt met with the President of #TheMaltaChamber, Ms Marisa Xuereb and Chairperson of TradeMalta, Ms Liz Barbaro Sant (who is also Vice President of The Malta Chamber) to discuss #trade and investment relations between the two countries.

All parties agreed to continue with the discussions to examine in more detail the commercial opportunities with all relevant stakeholders in #Malta and #Egypt. The meeting was also attended by Mr Abram Wagdy, Second Secretary, Mr Anton Buttigieg, CEO, TradeMalta and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations, The Malta Chamber.

13/1/23 – Commercial collaboration between #Malta and #Slovakia and the planning of events of mutual interest were discussed during a meeting at The #MaltaChamber between H.E. Ms Karla Wursterová, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovakia and Ms Marisa Xuereb, President of The Malta Chamber.

The meeting was also attended by Mr Godwin Bencini, Honorary Consul General and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations.

18/12/22 – The High Commissioner H.E. Ms. Gloria Gangte met with the President Ms Marisa Xuereb during her first visit to The Malta Chamber. The meeting was described as a positive meeting wherein they discussed the excellent relationship between Malta and India and how to enhance further the developing commercial ties between Indian and Maltese companies.

It was acknowledged that India is a major source of foreign workers for Malta in several sectors, such as healthcare and engineering, and all efforts need to be made to ensure that Maltese companies that need skilled resources are able to source them within a reasonable timeframe and Indian workers coming to Malta are able to settle into their jobs.

16/12/22 – A Hungarian delegation headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó visited for the second time since 2018 The Malta Chamber.

During this meeting, the 2 delegations discussed the following:

The Hungarian delegation consisted of H.E. Ambassador Ádám Zoltán KOVÁCS, Ms Krisztina VARJU, Deputy State Secretary for European bilateral relations (MFA) and Ms Dóra ZOMBORI, Deputy State Secretary for Security of energy supply (MFA).

The Maltese delegation, headed by The Malta Chamber President Marisa Xuereb, consisted of Mr Nick Xuereb, Vice President of The Malta Chamber, Dr Marthese Portelli, CEO of The Malta Chamber, Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations, and Ms Rachel Attard, Head of Media and Communications Strategy at The Malta Chamber.

13/10/22 – Finland’s trade and commercial relationship and opportunities with Malta were discussed at a meeting held with Ms Silvia Paananen, Counsellor, Trade and Investment from the Embassy of Finland in Rome.

This meeting was coordinated with the active participation of Malta’s Non-Resident Ambassador, Dr Kenneth Vella. During the discussion, Ms Marisa Xuereb, President of The Malta Chamber outlined a number of potential areas for collaboration in R&D and innovation, education and smart mobility amongst others.

Mr Simon Arrigo, Honorary Consul General and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations participated in the meeting.

5/10/22 – The newly appointed Honorary Consul for the Czech Republic in Malta, Mr John de Giorgio visited The Malta Chamber. He was met by Ms Marisa Xuereb, President and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations.

Both parties agreed that there are several opportunities, be it commercial or cultural, that may be tapped to revive the excellent relationship between the two countries. The Honorary Consul invited all those who may have an interest to do business with the Czech Republic to come forward to create a supportive environment for an enhanced trade relationship.

25/8/22 – The Ambassador of Pakistan, H.E. Mr Tahir Hussain Andrabi, paid a courtesy visit to the Malta Chamber. He was met by Ms Marisa Xuereb, President of The Malta Chamber.

Both parties have agreed that there are considerable opportunities to enhance the trade cooperation between the two countries. The Malta Chamber will be signing a co-operation agreement with the Federation of Pakistani Chambers to enhance the relationship and cooperation on more practical terms.

The meeting was also attended by Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations and Mr Zia ul Noor. Mr Zia has been appointed as Pakistan’s Honorary Investment Counsellor in Malta by the Board of Investment (BOI) of the Government of Pakistan.

14/7/22 – The Maltese Ambassador to Tunisia, H.E. Mr Simon Pullicino paid a courtesy visit to The Malta Chamber. He was met by Ms Marisa Xuereb, President and Mr Lino Mintoff Advisor – International Relations. This meeting followed a successful trade mission from Tunisia which took place in May.

During this positive meeting, future collaboration and commercial opportunities were discussed to strengthen the good relations between the two countries.

28/6/22 – H.E. Ms Jenny Cartmill, Australian High Commissioner met with Ms Marisa Xuereb, President of The Malta Chamber and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor-International Relations.

A constructive and optimistic discussion followed touching upon the enhancement of opportunities for trade and investment, Malta’s current economic outlook, and progress on the Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement.

17/6/22 – The President of The Malta Chamber, Ms Marisa Xuereb met with H.E. Mr. Duong Hai Hung, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Malta. Both parties agreed that there are trade and commercial opportunities to be explored through a closer relationship and mutual understanding of each other country’s potential. The meeting was also attended by Ms Hoang Oanh, First Secretary and Alternate Permanent representative of Vietnam to Rome-based UN agencies and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations.

25/4/22 – Earlier this week, H.E. Mr Attakarn Wongchanamas, Ambassador of Thailand, and Mr Pornsith Pibulnakarintr, Deputy Chief of Mission paid a courtesy visit to The MaltaChamber. He was met by Ms Marisa Xuereb, President of The Malta Chamber and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations.

The Ambassador presented the new sustainability policies and reforms that Thailand is embarking on and encouraged the enhancement of more commercial collaboration in various sectors between the two countries.

19/4/22 – The Ambassador was greeted by The Malta Chamber President, Ms Marisa Xuereb. Both parties agreed that the trade relations between the two EU 🇪🇺 partners have the potential to improve substantially. Malta and Greece share the same Mediterranean identity and experiences which could be the basis to further understanding and collaboration to exchange best practices and technology transfer in areas of respective excellence. The meeting was also attended by Mr Lino Mintoff Advisor – International Relations.

6/4/22 – H.E. Mr Khaled Anis, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt called upon The Malta Chamber where he was met by President Marisa Xuereb.

The Egyptian Ambassador expressed his wish to strengthen the bilateral relations between the respective commercial communities. He outlined several opportunities that may be tapped for the benefit of both countries. He also augured that travel between Malta and Egypt will soon return to normal once present Covid 19 restrictions are eased. The Malta Chamber President reiterated the Chamber’s willingness to collaborate and build further the basis for tangible exchange of information and promotion of opportunities with its members.

The meeting was also attended by Mr Abram Wagdy, Second Secretary and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations.

8/3/22 – The President of The Malta Chamber, Ms Marisa Xuereb met with the Ambassador of the Republic of France, H.E. Agnès von der Mühll at The Malta Chamber.

The French Presidency of the European Union and the situation in Ukraine were discussed. During the meeting, both parties also explored the possibility of enhancing collaboration in the field of education and tourism to encourage exchanges that could benefit students and skilled personnel. The meeting was also attended by Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations.

21/2/22 – Ms Marisa Xuereb, President of The Malta Chamber met with Ms Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile, H.E. High Commissioner of South Africa during a courtesy visit to The Malta Chamber in Valletta.

The meeting was also attended by H.E. Mr Denis Vella, non-Resident Ambassador of Malta to South Africa, Mr Ivan Mifsud, Honorary Consul, Mr Luthando Funani, Third Secretary Political and Mr Lino Mintoff, Advisor – International Relations.

Both parties reiterated the positive relationship between the two countries and discussed tangible action to be taken to enhance the opportunities in the commercial sector.