Whilst attending the
Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting in London, United Kingdom,
Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg continued to
convey the message of continuous support for the 'Island for Islands'
initiative.
Minister Borg explained how Malta, also through the Presidency of the United Nations Security
Council, continued to advocate the need for more initiatives for small island
developing states due to the economic and social impact, among which is that of
climate change. He said that the 'Island for Islands' initiative, which was started by Malta, will continue to be one of the main priorities
in our country’s foreign policy.
During this meeting, Minister Borg also intervened on the need for a
society that is more resilient to peace and what is just. He praised the
Commonwealth’s commitment in assisting a number of states in having a strong democracy and recalled how Malta, through
Vote16, expanded its opportunities for more people to have their say in
society. He further said that in the United Nations Security Council Malta also
strongly pushed for the importance of women having more active roles in
society.
The Minister also participated in the 62nd meeting of the
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group after Malta was selected to be part of
this action group at the last CHOGM held in Rwanda.
In the margins of these meetings, Minister Borg had a bilateral meeting
with Minister of State of the United Kingdom for Europe Leo Docherty. The
implementation of the agreement that was signed a few weeks ago with the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs James Cleverly in Malta as well as the agreement between the United Kingdom and the
European Union were discussed.
