Foreign Minister George Vella is representing Malta at a global summit in London, jointly chaired by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Angelina Jolie.

The summit, which ends tomorrow, aims to bring together world leaders to raise greater global awareness on sexual violence in conflict and change how the international community perceives and responds to this phenomenon.

The conference had delivered a set of practical agreements that focus the efforts of the international community. The main outcome was the launch of an international protocol on the documentation and investigation of sexual violence in conflict.

The protocol is focused on the documentation and investigation of crimes of sexual and gender-based violence under criminal law and seeks to have a meaningful impact on prevention and accountability for crimes of sexual violence.

Malta, one of 117 countries attending, will be an initial signatory of the protocol.

During the summit, Dr Vella met his Ghanaian counterpart Hanna Serwaa Tetteh with whom he discussed the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2015, being held in Malta.

They also discussed an early signature of a Double Taxation Agreement and the strengthening of bilateral relations in several other fields, including migration.

The possibility of setting up a joint commission was mooted, with both sides agreeing that this could help foster even deeper relations between the two countries.