On Thursday 20th September
2018, the Embassy of Malta in Washington DC hosted a reception to mark the 54th
anniversary of Independence at the Official Residence. The event was attended
by members of the Maltese community in the DC/Virginia/Maryland area, members
of Department of State, including Ambassador Sean Lawler, Chief of
Protocol, and the diplomatic community.
While addressing the guests, Ambassador of
Malta H.E. Keith Azzopardi highlighted the long-standing excellent
relations between Malta and the United States, with the latter being one of the
very first countries that Malta established relations with following Independence.
Ambassador Azzopardi also made reference to the EU-US relations, stressing that
the common values and principles shared by both sides, is what makes this
alliance as strong as ever despite any differences on policies. He reiterated
Malta’s resolute commitment to strengthen the relations with the USA, both
bilaterally as well as a member of the EU bloc.