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Prime Minister in Libya

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi is in Libya for the 41st anniversary celebration of the Great Al Fateh Revolution.

Dr Gonzi left Malta this afternoon. He is attending the celebrations on the invitation of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The Prime Minister is expected back in Malta tomorrow.

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Evarist Saliba

Sep 3rd 2010, 08:29

Sorry again. The 0 and the 9 are too near each other on the keyboard. Ozzard Low became resident ambassador in Libya in 1969 and not 1960.

gcForte

Sep 2nd 2010, 09:44

Antoine Attard.....Ghamilt punt validu hafna........Il problema kbira f`dan il pajjiz hija,li dak kollu li jghamel u jghejd il Partit Laburista, qatt ma huwa tajjeb, u jibqaw intanbru fuqu. Pero dak kollu li jghamel u jghejd il Partit Nazzjonalista.........dak kollu tajjeb, ghax dawn huma infallibli, ma jizbaljaw qatt,ghax qiesu baghthom il Bambin. L-akbar ezempju huwa li ghalijhom il politika hazina bdiet fl-1971, sa 1986, u x-xemx bdiet issahhan mil 1986, waqfet ftit 1997 u reget bdiet issahhan fil1998. Il HMIEG li kien hawn go Malta Kattolika fis sittinijiet dejjem jipruvaw inessuh. Waqt li ghad dinja kollha kien zmien ta progress enormi, (GOLDEN AGES ) ghawn Malta konna tant zammewna lura, li jekk taqra gazzetta, jew tivvota ghal M.L.P. tmur l-infern. Tal P.N. dejjem UZA lil knisja forcina. Kieku il pajjizi li insulentaw tal P.N. jiehdu ghalihom, kieku Malta qeghedin nejxu aghar min xi pajjiz li jinsab fil gungla ta l-Afrika. Ftit mil pajjizi li insulentaw huma . Libja ( tal habbaziz u l- lakumja ) Lil Koreani ( ta wicc wiehed ) lic Cinizi ( jilbsu u jimxu l-istess bhal moghoz ) Lir Russi ( Ser jghamluna komunisti kontra Alla ). Hemm aktar....

lgalea

Sep 2nd 2010, 10:02

Il-Mexxej Nazzjonalista Enrico Mizzi kien kiteb:
“Għall-grazza t’Alla l-poplu Malti mhuwiex u qatt ma kien Għarbi.” (PATRIA 30.10.1948)

L-Avukat Herbert Ganada qal:
“Jaqaw tridu lil Mintoff kap tagħkom jispiċċa bil-barnuż ibiegħ il-ħabbażiż?” (26.09.1959 – Rediffusion)

In-Nutar Giorgio Borg Olivier qal:
“Mal-Libja ma nagħmlux trattati” (04.06.1971)

L-Avukat Joe Fenech qal:
“X’jippretendi Mintoff li nagħżlu lilu bil-Libja u l-Asja u mhuc lil Borg olivier bl-Ewropa?” (14.05.1971)

“IN-NAZZJON TAGĦNA” kitbet:
“Jekk jitla Mintoff emigrazzjoni sfurzata għal-Libja u pajjiżi Għarab. Ħafna Maltin jistgħu jsibu ruħhom ikkaxkra fil-gwerra bejn il-Lhud ul-Għarab.” (29.05.11971)

Ġurnal ieħor Nazzjonalista “IN-NIGGIEŻA”kiteb:
“Mill-progress beda ċ-ċaflis bil-lakumja u ħabbażiż...se jkollna nibdew nieklu minn dal-qżież, biss lakumja u ħabbażiż,. Il-Perit lill-Maltin għamel ħbieb ta’ l-Għarab kif taraw. Ta’ Gaddafi daħlu ġewwa., issa lilhom nimitaw, kemm se nibda nbiegħ bl-irħis, il-lakumja u l-ħabbażiż...Spiċċa l-breakfast ta’ filgħodu, ikla tajba f’nofs in-nhar, jieqaf l-ikel fil-lukandi, ħlief għal Mintoff u nies kbar, stabar sieħbi kul bużbież, jew lakumja jew ħabbażiż,...vitamini m’hemmx f’dal qżież, fil-lakumja u ħabbażiż” (03.09.1071).

L-istess ġurnal Nazzjonalista “IN-NIGGIEŻA!, reġà kiteb:
“Ara ma min aħna qegħdin spalla ma spalla.Mhux ta’ b’xejn Gaddafi qed jitlef moħħu. Għandu tassew għaliex. Sar il-kap mibgħud miċ-ċittadini kollha... Gaddafi moħħu ħafif. Jalloud sakranazz.” (15.10.1971)

lgalea

Sep 2nd 2010, 10:03

“IN-NAZZJON TAGĦNA” kitbet:
“Ma nistgħux nistennew illi r-rabtiet illi għandna mal-pajjiżi demokratiċi tal-Punent jistgġu b’xi mod jiġu sostitwiti bi ħbiberija mal-Libja, jgħid x’jgħid Gaddafi fil-messaġġ tiegħu. Tajjeb li huwa jkun jaf li l-poplu Malti ma jistax iħares lejh u lejn il-Gvern tiegħu għaliex huwa dittatur u qiegħed iżom il-poter f’idejh bis-saħħa tal-forzi armati.” (21.01.1971 Editorjal)

U l-istess ġurnal reġà kiteb:
“Il-Libja... nazzjon li notorjament ma jagħti każ ta’ ħadd u m’għandu l-ebda suġġizzjoni.” (Editorjal 25.01.1972)

L-Avukat Borg Olivier de Puget qal:
“Lill-Għarab (li ġew iħaddmu l-ajruport fi żmien il-kwistjoni mal-Gvern Ingliż) Mintoff ġiebhom biex ikollu bodyguards personali għalih, għaliex ma jafdax lill-Maltin. Ġiebhom biex jipproteġuh kontra sħabuu kontra l-poplu Malti....mill-korla tal-oplu ma jsalvah l-ebda reġiment ...permezz tal-ħotline (linja tat-talefon diretta li twaqqfet bejn l-Auberge d’Aragon u l-Libja) qed jippova jħalli miftuħa dik it-triq li fl-aħħar minuta, meta jsib ruħu waħdu, meta ma jkun jista’ jafda lil ħadd, jaħrab lejn il-Libja...u aħna ngħidulu kif qed jissuġġerili l-ħabib tiegħi Dr Demarco li jekk hu wasal f’dan l-istat li qed jibżà daqshekk mill-poplu Malti, ngħidulu tibża xejn, ma jmissek ħadd. Jekk trid nagħmliuk sorra u nibgħatuk aħna bħala rigal lil Gaddafi.” (06.01.1972)

lgalea

Sep 2nd 2010, 10:04

“IN-NAZZJON TAGĦNA” kitbet:
“Mintoff irid li l-ħaddiem Malti voluntier jistà jibgħatu f’ħabs barra minn Malta ngħidu aħna f’xi ħabs ġo Tripli.”(32.03.1972)

Il-ġurnal Nazzjonalista “Il-Poplu” kiteb:
“Mintoff ħabib personali ta’ Nasser u aktar tard ta’ Gaddafi...qed jagħmel minn kollox biex jorbot lil Malta mal-karru ta’ Gaddafi.” (19.05.1973)

L-Avukat Louis Galea kiteb:
“Mintoff kien iltaqà ma’ Qaddafi qabel l-elezzjoni ta’ l-1971. Sa minn dak iż-żmien għażel li jpoġġi lil Qaddafi bħala l-aħjar karta fil-mazz tal-politika barranija.” (03.09.1980)

It-Tabib Josie muscat kiteb:
“Ili snin ngħid li l-politika tas-Sur Mintoff li jorbot lil Malta esklussivament mal-karru Libjan se ttellef mill-indipendenza ta’ pajjiżna u se tirriduċina f’surrogat ta’ Tripli. U hekk kien” (20.09.1980)

Il-Perit Renato Laferla, kandidat Nazzjonalista, kiteb fl-“IN-TAGĦNA”:
“Jekk il-Libjani ħasbu li se jagħmlulna xi pjaċir meta dan il-Gvern li jqassam ġidu, taħom il-Main Guard biex jagħmluh Ċentru Kultural tagħhom f’nofs il-Belt Valletta u huma qabdu u għalqu ġo kaxxa l-arma ta’ l-iskrizzjoni li kienu poġġew l-Ingliżi ħalli tfallar it-trattat li l-Ewropa ikkonfermatna bħala pussess Ingliż, żgur li m’għamlulna xejn minn dan kollu,...jiena nwiegħed sollennement li meta nkun deputat nitlà b’martell u naqlà dak il-kartun b’idejja stess. Kull ma rrid li żżommuli s-sellum.” (13.02.1981)


lgalea

Sep 2nd 2010, 10:04

U wara dan kollu, l-Avukat E Fenech Adami qal:
“Il-Pn dejjem qal li jrid ħbiberija mal-Libja.” (20.03.1981)

Sadattant wara żjara ta’ delegazzjoni nazzjonalista fil-Libja, f’komunikat bejniethom inkiteb:
“Id-delegazzjoni nazzjonalista sostniet li l-iżvilupp u t-tisħħh tar-relazzjonijiet mal-Libja hija waħda mill-pilastri tal-politika barranija tagħna.” (“IN-NAZZJON 23.03.1981)

Mhux ta’ b’xejn li l-ġurnal indipendenti “Illum” kien kiteb:
“Għaliex inthom (in-nazzjonalisti) qed tilgħabuha ta’ paladini ta’ Gaddafi? Qabel ma beda Minoff intom qatt ma ħlomtu bih... qiskom tgħiru għal Mintoff.”(Ġunju/Lulju 1977)

James Formosa

Sep 2nd 2010, 14:49

Isma dan mar ghal party biss ta'!! Mhux biex joqghod spalla ma' spalla ma ebda' Gaddaffi u edba' Ciniz jew Korejan!!!!

gcForte

Sep 2nd 2010, 10:03

p.camilleri.......Jew ghadek zghir jew trid tqarraq. Mela sew, meta fis 70`s 80`s meta fil gvern kien hemm il P.L.u kien imur jinnegozzja ma kull pajjiz minghajr theddid u tghajjir, u gab il manna min kull pajjiz, ( mhux bhal lum ),tal P.N. kienu johorgu jghajru lil kull pajjiz li kien jghejna," ara l-kumment tieghi aktar il fuq ' sa marru il Germanja u qallulhom biex ma jinvestux f`Malta, ghax dalwaqt iwaqqaw lil gvern, ghalik dan O.K. illum. Safejn naf jien il P.L. QATT ma ghamel gambetti lil P.N. fil gvern, fejn jirrigwarda pajjizi barranin. La semmejt it Times nghejdlek, li ghad trid tohrog il verita, fuq dak li gara fil 15 ta Ottubru 1979,jew it Tnejn l-iswed.

Evarist Saliba

Sep 2nd 2010, 13:52

You are correct.

J Farrugia

Sep 2nd 2010, 07:43

Just the same when your Joseph Muscat went to libya when he is a nothing. not once ...... He has nothing to offer, neither advice nor tactics.

Paul Saliba

Sep 2nd 2010, 10:47

marija falzon naħseb aħjar jibdel ismu għal San Nixhelu forsi ma tafx kif id-dawl ma jibqax jinqata'.

Evarist Saliba

Sep 2nd 2010, 11:22

There is nothing wrong with my memory. When ambassador Ozzard Low was dismissed the responsibility of running the embassy fell to Joe Schembri who was NOT appointed ambassador. Eventually, I replaced him, and I was NOT appointed ambassador. My eventual replacements were NOT appointed ambassadors until the 80's (hence my ?) after a certain officer resigned his post to join a business concern and then sought to come back in government service at a higher rank. This was irregular and a new rank was created specifically for him. Eventually a person was given the rank of ambassador when government realised that no blue-eyed (or should I say, red-eyed) boy was ready to head the embassy in Libya unless he received the emoluments of an ambassador.

a. taliana

Sep 2nd 2010, 09:01

We all know that our country benefited most between 1971 and 1985. Any diplomat who is true to himself knows that since then relations with Libya started going cold, possibly reaching their lowest level in the last few years. And yes, Giorgio Borg Olivier had foresight.

J Farrugia

Sep 2nd 2010, 07:47

Inqas jersaq lejn Malta iktar ahjar. Lil Gaddafi m'ghandniex bzonnu f'Malta ... m'ghandhu xejn x;joffrilna hlief inkwiet u hmerijiet. Ahna mahniex l-Italja li nhalluh jghid li jrid u jistieden it-tfajliet taghna biex isiru musulmani. Boghod mill-ghajn ahjar milli jigi Malta.

M. Fenech

Sep 1st 2010, 20:00

Yeah right!! You should have said that if we are still an independent and soveiregn state, and if the Maltese politicians indeed want to find oil, we would really benefit from the discovery of oil!! Or not?

Paul Debattista

Sep 2nd 2010, 10:51

m mifsud no wonder the country is in this dire situation with people who still dream with their subservient colonialist mentality

m mifsud

Sep 2nd 2010, 12:05

Paul just look at the state Malta is in,a two star Island with a five star tax system,corruption in nearly all of gov departments,our roads if you can call them roads you wont find not even in the middle of Africa and you call that progress ,well I still say its better if we stayed under British rule.

Terry Borg

Sep 1st 2010, 19:31

Pozi? il lufthansa teknic pozi? l-SR tekniks pozi? l'Actavis u il manufatturi tal medicina lohra kollha li fethu Malta dan lahhar hames snin pozi? Is sinsla li kellu dal gvern mal kaccaturi, tat trasport pubbliku u kwalunkwe monopolju iehor pozi? Pozi min imur nhar ta hadd go xi kazin tal PL u joqghod cicci bil qeda jmaqdar siehbi!!! Issa naraw, la tkunu intom fil gvern xse giebu! Kemm se tghidu li sibtu kaxxa mifquwa u kull elf skuza ohra!

Henry Spiteri

Sep 1st 2010, 20:00

@ Joe Sammut: Mela llum baqa' min itik zejt bl-irhis jew b'xejn !

T Camilleri

Sep 1st 2010, 22:19

Terry Borg ghidilna x'pagi u kundizzjonijiet qed jaghtuhom Terry. Dik ghandek tghidilna Terry.

J Farrugia

Sep 2nd 2010, 07:45

T Camilleri - kieku jtini bizzejjed biex nghix ahjar milli nkompkli nerdgha t-taxxi tal-poplu billi noqghod nirregistra ghax-xoghol bhal fi zmien il-lejber meta xoghol ma kienx hawn. Illum hawn ix-xoghol hawn il-gid, u hawn l-ghatx ghall-haddiema mharrga bizzejjed. U jekk ghalik il-pagi huma cicri allura mur f'kantuniera u oqghod ittallab jew erda t-taxxi tal-poplu, SAKEMM IHALLUK tisraq lil poplu minn flushu.

Patrick Bellia

Sep 2nd 2010, 09:04

J.Farrugia, L ewwel nett min jirregistra mhux it tort tieghu, hemm min kellu job safa mkecci u ghax forsi naqra kbir fl eta ma jhaddmu hadd, jiena nirregistra u ma niehu xejn biss jisraq flus il poplu ma naqbilx mieghek xejn ghaliex dan meta kien jahdem hallas it taxxa forsi ghalik stess jekk ghadek zghir biex tkomoli tistudja u tilhaq xi haga issa jhallas haddiehor ghalih, hemm fatturi ohra kontra dak li jahdimx biex isib xol, l edukazzjoni. illum titghallem li trid imma qabel ma kienx hawn l edukazzjoni tal lum allura aktar difficli biex issib impieg. U rigward il pagi u minnhu li hawn certi pagi cicri kullhadd jaf li hawn min jithallas Lm1.50 fis siegha, dik tghidila paga tajba? ghax jekk tghidliha paga sewwa il hazina ma nafx liema hi.

George Cassar

Sep 2nd 2010, 10:57

J Farrugia qatt daqs taht gvernijiet nazzjonalisti ma Malta kellha nies qeghda. Insejt kemm l-MPs Nazzjonalisti kienu jmorru barra biex iharbtu l-investiment barrani u jheddu l-industrijalisti biex ma jgibux investiment f'Malta u li kien hawn jitilqu? Tiftakar li kien hemm min jahdem il-Labour office u nstema jghid lil haddiehor biex jibghat anki lill-ommu u l-mara li qatt ma kienu hadmu biex jirregistraw fi zmien il-Gvern Laburista bejn l-1996-1998? Dawk l-affarijiet ghandek tghid Farrugia.

J Farrugia

Sep 2nd 2010, 07:48

veru bniedem li ma tifhimx xi tfisser id-diplomazija,. il-blugha tat-taparsi ghorrief li ghandna.

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