The Labour Party said today that the government was continuing to insist that in terms of protocol, the Leader of the Opposition could not join the President and the Prime Minister at the official wreath laying ceremony at the foot of the Independence monument i Floriana.

The PL said the Opposition leader Joseph Muscat separately laid flowers at the monument this afternoon.

He told journalists that the PLdid not wish to pit one national holiday against the other and considered them all as 'brothers', as all had contributed to the building of the nation.

Dr Muscat said he looked forward to the day when antiquated protocol was ditched and the government and the opposition jointly celebrated Independence Day and Freedom Day.

The new generation, he said, should be equally proud of of Independence, Freedom Day, Republic Day, the Sette Gugnio and Victory Day.

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