The Prime Minister never discussed or made any offer to George Vella to assume the president’s role, the Foreign Minister has revealed in an interview with Times of Malta.

However, Dr Vella said he had never harboured any ambition to occupy the country’s highest office and feels very satisfied with his ministerial job.

Asked whether he would have accepted the post if it had been offered, Dr Vella diplomatically avoided a direct answer. “This is hypothetical and I don’t answer these questions.”

See his comments on video. More on Times of Malta and the e-paper on timesofmalta.com Premium.

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