In the margins of several meetings being held in London for Commonwealth Days 2023, the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg hosted a meeting for Foreign Affairs Ministers of Small Island Developing States.
This meeting was also attended by the Director of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Belen Carbonell Martinez, and by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland.
During this meeting, Minister Borg stated that the small island states are among the first to feel the repercussions of climate change, particularly in certain geographical areas due to the sea level. He went on to say how with this meeting, Malta, as a member of the Commonwealth and even of the European Union, wishes to increase collaboration between the two organisations so that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are reached.
Minister Ian Borg also took the opportunity to explain the national initiative, ‘Island for Islands’, aimed at enhancing better collaboration with small island states so that Malta can help and share its experiences with other countries.
The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mauritius and Nauru attended this meeting organised by the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade. As for Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Minister for Energy attended, while for Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and Fiji, their High Commissioners in the United Kingdom attended.
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