In reference to Tuesday morning’s newspaper article on the Times of Malta regarding Status of Forces AgreementSOFA PfP.
The Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs would like to state on the record that no such agreement exists, and Malta is no closer to signing an agreement with the United States of America or NATO than over the past years.
Furthermore, as has been repeatedly explained, there is no relationship between Status of Forces Agreement, [SOFA] and the FATF/Moneyval.
As to Moneyval, Malta has introduced various reforms on good governance in the financial sector and the rule of law over the past months and continues to receive positive assessments on these reforms from numerous independent institutions.
