Foreign Minister George  Vella this morning had meetings with the Palestinian foreign ministers as well as his Egyptian counterpart in Barcelona.

During his talks with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki, Dr Vella discussed the state of the Middle East peace process and the situation on the ground, particularly in Gaza. Mr Malki will be in Malta on an official visit in the coming weeks.

With Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry, Dr Vella discussed the situation in Libya and, insecurity in the Mediterranean and Egypt's role in the region.

Dr Vella is in Barcelona for a meeting between EU foreign ministers and counterparts from the EU's southern neighbourhood to discuss the intensification of relations in the months to come.

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