Maltese Commonwealth reform proposals gaining support

Malta’s proposals to reform the Commonwealth summit are gaining support from several areas, Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma told Prime Minister Joseph Muscat during a meeting in New York. 
“The aim of the proposed reforms is for the Commonwealth summit to come out with more focused positions, hence making the meetings truly productive,” Muscat said.
Malta will be hosting the Commonwealth summit in 2015 after original host Mauritius withdrew, citing the human rights situation in Commonwealth nation Sri Lanka.

In a separate meeting, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa told Muscat that Sri Lanka will continue pushing for a Commonwealth reform that will render the meetings ‘more strategic than they currently are’.

Malta last hosted the summit in 2005. 

Agreement signed between Malta and Ghana

Foreign Minister George Vella signed an agreement on Friday to create a Permanent Commission between Malta and Ghana.

The government said that this agreement will strengthen financial, economic, cultural, educational, commercial and touristic relationships between the two countries.

It will also include close cooperation with regards irregular immigration.