Carmelo Abela

We wish you a Happy New Year and hope that 2018 will bring joy and happiness to all.pic.twitter.com/SsQJiMLsNs

A very productive off. visit to the #HolyLand comes to an end. A note of appreciation to our Amb in #TelAviv Cecilia Attard-Pirotta & our Rep in #Ramallah@reubengauci1976 + respective teams for all their hard work, not only icw w/ this visit but during the whole yr. pic.twitter.com/NfY77Hq5Wp

Had a thought-provoking exchange of views w/ Nadav Tamir @rntamir, Director International Affairs at the Peres Center for Peace & Innovation @PeresCenter in #TelAviv - lsrael's NGO focused on developing & implementing unique & cutting-edge peacebuilding programmes in Innovation.pic.twitter.com/jZ9TrPNxCe

On behalf of the Government and people of #Malta, laid a wreath at the tomb of late #Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the #WestBank city of #Ramallah.pic.twitter.com/rAFl6bSyZY

Glad to exchange views w/ #Palestinian @president_abbas on the situation in the region & on the further development of our excellent bilateral rels. Looking forward to mtg him again in #Brussels on the margins of the upcoming Foreign Affairs Ministers' Council mtg in Jan 2018.pic.twitter.com/OMnE8iynoe

Great to meet with Riyad al-Maliki, #Palestinian Foreign Minister, in #Bethlehem. Reiterated #Malta's support for a two-State solution, with the future status of #Jerusalem being decided via meaningful negotiations between #Israel and #Palestine.pic.twitter.com/RC0Dax3Y1U

Great to meet with Riyad al-Maliki, #Palestinian Foreign Minister, in #Bethlehem. Reiterated #Malta's support for a two-State solution, with the future status of #Jerusalem being decided via meaningful negotiations between #Israel and #Palestine.pic.twitter.com/54ohfQJjSG

Visited the life-size #Maltese crib exhibited in Manger Square in #Bethlehem with #Palestinian PM @RamiHamdalla, before joining him at an official reception together with Cabinet ministers and other dignitaries.pic.twitter.com/HEZdLBAl15

Productive meeting with #Palestinian Minister of National Economy, Abeer Odeh. We look forward to enhancing our bilateral relations with #Palestine not only on the political and cultural levels but also commercially.pic.twitter.com/BzjOrUNqj9

Honoured to welcome the Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Church in #Jerusalem, Mgr Pizzaballa, to #Bethlehem. For centuries, Catholic leaders of #Jerusalem have journeyed to #Bethlehem on #ChristmasEve, recalling the path taken by St Joseph & St Mary over 2,000 years ago.pic.twitter.com/LmUl8GYpKi

The people of #Bethlehem welcome #Christmas with their famous annual official procession by religious leaders into #Bethlehem, accompanied by #Palestinian scout groups bands performing versions popular #Christmas songs.pic.twitter.com/UZdAQ6UBIw

Good meeting with the new mayor of #Bethlehem, Anton Salman. I thank him and the people of this #Palestinian town, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, for the warm welcome they have given me and the rest of the Maltese delegation.pic.twitter.com/Qha73l1pwB

Long day of engagements ahead in #Bethlehem, part of official visit to #Palestine. Looking 4ward to talks w/ @president_abbas, PM @RamiHamdalla, FM Malki, & National Economy Minister Odeh. Honoured to be invited by Pres Abbas to the #Christmas Mass at the Nativity Church tonight.pic.twitter.com/ioXPvauALx

Constructive meeting with a delegation from the #Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce & Industry, led by Chairman Samir Hazboun. #Malta and #Palestine need to embark on a concerted effort to boost bilateral #trade.pic.twitter.com/CEMAPQspM9

Official Visit to #Palestine began with a cordial meeting with Rula Ma’ayah, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.pic.twitter.com/Los6b0U7Wh

Enjoying meeting Maltese living in the #HolyLand at the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of #Jerusalem Center. There are +/- 21 Maltese citizens in #Israel, including 12 members of religious orders & circa another 7 Maltese religious persons in #Palestine.pic.twitter.com/uIAZXEv8WW