Commonwealth secretary general Kamalesh Sharma will be on an official visit from today until Saturday.

He will hold official talks with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and will pay a courtesy call on President George Abela. Other meetings are scheduled with Foreign Minister Tonio Borg and Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono.

Educated at King's College, Cambridge, Mr Sharma is a fellow at Harvard University and is a governor of the Ditchley Foundation. He was formerly a Director of the International Peace Academy in New York.

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