Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this afternoon that the aim behind Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando's decision to move a private member's bill for the introduction of divorce was to stimulate debate.

Dr Gonzi spoke on his parliamentary group's three-hour long meeting on the subject when he emerged from PN headquarters this afternoon.

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