Embassy of Japan to Malta
在マルタ日本国大使館
在マルタ日本国大使館
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Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1965, Japan and Malta have successfully developed excellent bilateral relations. In March 2011 Japan was hit by the Great East Japan Earth Quake, a natural disaster of an unprecedented scale, but the country is now on a solid path for reconstruction. Right after the disaster President George Abela and many other distinguished figures of Malta kindly expressed their heartfelt sympathy to Japan and organised charities for the afflicted people. These efforts and initiatives were greatly encouraging. In July 2011, four months after the outbreak of the disaster, I made a visit to Malta for the presentation of a letter of credence to the President Abela. Upon that occasion, Foreign Minister Tonio Borg took the initiative to hold a concert in support for the people affected by the disaster at the Foreign Ministry, and he handed over to me the contribution by the Government of Malta to the Japanese Red Cross along with a message of sympathy. I am deeply grateful to the warm support provided by the people of Malta, which once again made me realise the solidarity and the close relations between the two countries....(continue) |
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Welcome to the webpage of the Embassy of Japan to the Republic of Malta. I presented a letter of credence to President George Abela on 14 July 2011.
Japan and Malta have solidly built good bilateral relations. Particularly, in the economic dimension, Malta is a significant country that provides Japan with fishery products such as tuna. For Malta, Japan is one of the major exporters of automobiles. Besides the strong economic ties, we have seen a considerable increase in the number of Japanese people travelling to Malta. They are mainly attracted to tourism and English-learning opportunities Malta offers. Malta has also potentials as a gateway to Europe in terms of her relations with Japan.
Since the Great East Japan Earth Quake and the subsequent disasters, the people of Malta have kindly given us support and shown solidarity with us. On 13 July I attended a concert organised by the Maltese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The concert was meant to support those victims of the disaster. I am very certain that such emotional ties will bring the two nations even closer in the future.
Since Japan has no diplomatic representation located in Malta, the Embassy of Japan in Rome covers issues related to Malta. As Ambassador I claw my way to further development of the bilateral relations through economic interactions, exchange between the two nations, and diplomatic cooperation.
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