The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo MP, and Financial Services and Gaming Minister, the Hon Albert Isola MP, have held an extensive number of meetings in Malta. In a gesture of the warmth that characterises the deep historic relationship between the people of Gibraltar and Malta, the flag of Gibraltar was flown from the Maltese Foreign Office for the arrival and departure of the Chief Minister's delegation.
The Chief Minister left Gibraltar yesterday for a visit to Malta where he will pay a call on the British High Commissioner before holding meetings with Maltese national officials to discuss matters of bilateral commercial importance. He will return to the Rock on Wednesday.
The Government has said that the Leader of the Opposition is “intent on trying to undermine everything that the Government does, even when it is positive for Gibraltar and for the persons directly affected.”
The Government has confirmed that this year’s fair will again be held on the old Naval Grounds. The Government also claims that the Opposition “has no compunction in causing uncertainty by spreading the rumour” that this year’s fair might be moved away from the Naval Grounds.
In a meeting giving oral evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee in the UK’s House of Commons last week, Europe Minister David Lidington, told the committee that he ‘would not object to Gibraltar being more closely integrated in some elements of the EU acquis, if that was what Gibraltar wanted.’
The meeting, chaired by the Committee, brought up their recent visit to Gibraltar that saw them hold a question and answer session with Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. Following the session, the Committee also met with Foreign Secretary William Hague to discuss a number of issues that arose.
