Foreign Relations of Malta - North Africa and The Middle East

North Africa and The Middle East

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Egypt
  • Malta has an embassy in Cairo and 2 honorary consulates in Alexandria and Suez.
  • Egypt has an embassy in Valletta.
Israel
  • Malta has an embassy in Tel-Aviv.
  • Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.
  • See also Maltese Jews.
Libya see Libya–Malta relations
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations soon after Malta’s independence.
  • Libya has an embassy in Balzan.
  • Malta has an embassy in Tripoli.

Malta has enjoyed cordial relations with Libya ever since its Independence. In 1984, a Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation was signed with Gaddafi's regime by Dom Mintoff. This treaty included a security protocol in which Libyan forces agreed to train and arm their Maltese counterparts. Libya supplied Malta with refined crude oil starting in 1975. Libyan nationals did not require visas to enter Malta until 2004.
Morocco
  • Malta has only an honorary consulate in Marrakech (Daniel Hourès : Hon.Consul, with jurisdiction over the Kingdom of Morocco).
Saudi Arabia 1960s
  • Malta has an embassy in Riyadh and an honorary consulate in Jeddah.
  • Saudi Arabia is represented through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
Tunisia
  • Both countries established official diplomatic relations soon after Malta’s independence.
  • Malta has an embassy in Tunis.
  • Tunisia has an embassy in Valletta.
  • Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.
  • Tunisian Foreign Affairs Ministry about relations with Malta (in French only)
  • Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration]
Turkey
  • Malta is represented in Turkey through its Consulate General in Istanbul.
  • Turkey is represented in Malta through its embassy in Valleta.
  • Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization and the Union for the Mediterranean. Also Malta is an EU member and Turkey is a candidate.
  • Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Malta

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