Muscat on visit to the United States

Labour Party leader Joseph Muscat left Malta for the US yesterday on an official visit on invitation by the US government planned since last year, the party said in a statement yesterday.

Among other meetings, Dr Muscat is expected to visit the US State Department on Capitol Hill, Washington, the Labour party said. He will be discussing the relations between the two countries and the current situation in the Mediterranean and Europe.

The Labour leader will also be visiting the Maltese community in New York.

His visit will last three days.