August 23, 2022

“India is considered a key strategic partner for the EU, with both parties cooperating on regional and global issues such as security concerns, trade and economic ties, sectoral dialogues on sustainable development, modernisation, human rights, research and innovation as well as people-to-people contacts. Culture is no exception. Bilateral relations have continued to develop positively over the last two years, despite the constraints of the pandemic,” stated Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici in a meeting with the Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India Meenakshi Lekhi. Minister Bonnici stated that the

The participation of the Maltese delegation in the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference taking place in Halifax kicked off by Speaker Angelo Farrugia and Member of Parliament David Agius attending the 38th session of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Small Branches Conference. Member of Parliament Naomi Cachia attended the 7th Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference.  The CPA Small Branches Conference brings together members of parliament from the smallest jurisdictions in the Commonwealth to discuss issues relevant to their legislatures in a series of workshops.  As the first elected Chairperson of the Small Branches between 2016 and 2019, Speaker Angelo Farrugia was invited

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party this fall will determine China’s political direction for the next five years. A key agenda item hinges on the answer to one question posed to members of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), the most important policy-making group in China: What is your age? Implicit is that Xi Jinping, the 69-year-old general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and president of China, need not answer. But for other members of the PSC, age is more than just a number. Sixty-eight is the accepted retirement age for the committee members, who are

Myanmar’s displaced Rohingya Muslims are marking a solemn anniversary this week. On August 25, 2017, the Myanmar military began a brutal “clearance operation” in response to government reports that a Rohingya insurgent group called the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army or ARSA, had attacked more than 30 police outposts in Rakhine State. The disproportionate response from Myanmar security forces, which commenced at daybreak, drove an estimated 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh over the following weeks, and led to charges of genocide against the Myanmar army leaders. The death toll rose quickly. An estimated 6,700 Rohingya were killed in