10.30am The President is presented with a donation in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund by the members of the Għaqda Sports Muturi at San Anton Palace.

11.30am He receives a courtesy call from Vanessa Borg, winner of the Bronzie Stevie Award 2012, at San Anton Palace.

Tuesday

Noon The President receives a courtesy call from John Huber at San Anton Palace.

4pm Mrs Abela presides over the Malta Community Chest Fund working committee at San Anton Palace.

Wednesday

1030am The President receives Leader of the Opposition Joseph Muscat at San Anton Palace.

Noon He receives a courtesy call from the members of the Kunsill għall-Maltin ta’ Barra, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Tonio Borg, at San Anton Palace.

1pm He receives a courtesy call from Valeria Gavazzi of Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG at San Anton Palace.

3pm He presides over L-Istrina 2012 Core Team meeting at San Anton Palace.

Thursday

9.30am The President is presented with the letters of commission by John Asitha Ivon Perera, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka, at the Palace, Valletta.

10.15am He is presented with credentials by Latvian Ambassador Elita Kuzma at the Palace.

11am He is presented with credentials by Portuguese Ambassador Manuel Lobo Antunes at the Palace.

11.45am He is presented with credentials by Moctar Ould Dahi, Ambassador of Mauritania, at the Palace.

1.30pm The President andMrs Abela host a luncheon inhonour of the newly accreditedhigh commissioner andambassadors.

6.30pm The President receives a courtesy call from FIMBank personnel at San Anton Palace.

Friday

10am The President and MrsAbela attend a Pontifical Massat St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, on Independence Day.

Noon The President lays flowers at the Independence Day monument in Floriana.

7pm The President and Mrs Abela attend a concert by the National Orchestra on Independence Day at the Palace, Valletta.

9pm They attend a reception hosted by the Prime Minister and Mrs Gonzi on Independence Day at the Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta.