The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, is expected on a two-day visit to Malta on Tuesday and Wednesday.
He will lead a delegation of government representatives and military officials.
The military officials will hold talks with the Armed Forces of Malta after the two collaborated in humanitarian missions during the Libyan crisis. Sheikh Al-Thani will be reciprocating a visit by President George Abela to Qatar in 2009.
Qatar got a dose of Maltese talent last Saturday when tenor Joseph Calleja performed in Doha with Nataliya Kovalova and the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Gareth Jones.