Valid driving licences held by citizens of Malta and the United Arab Emirates will be recognised by the authorities of both countries through a memorandum of undersanding.
This relates to holders who are in possession of a Category B driving licence, equivalent to motor vehicles with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3,500kg, and designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver.
Citizens of the two states will be exempt from taking theoretical or practical driving tests when applying for the national driving licence.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry said it was pleased to note that, while the memorandum of understanding still had yet to be signed, the United Arab Emirates authorities had already activated it.