The Voice of Friendship—Photo Exhibition in Malta

The Leader of the Opposition， Dr. Joseph Muscat， two former Presidents， Dr Gwido Demarco and Dr. Edward Fenech Adami， the former labor leader and Prime Minister of Malta， Alfred Sant， and a number of ambassadors accredited to Malta， were among the distinguished guests who were present for the opening of a photographic exhibition highlighting 38 years of relations between China and Malta.

The exhibition was organized by the Malta China Friendship Society and was officially declared open by Chinese Ambassador Zhang Keyuan on April 26.

Fifty photos on display showed how the strong relations between Malta and China were built step by step since 1972. They were chosen from hundreds of photographs which the MCFS managed to collect from government and private collections.

In his welcoming speech Mr. Calleja who set up the Malta China Friendship Society 36 years ago， said that the month of April was chosen on purpose because it was in April l972 when Maltese Prime Minister Dom Mintoff landed in China to become the first western European prime minister to visit China.

Chinese Ambassador to Malta Zhang Keyuan praised the Malta China Friendship Society which although being a voluntary and non-funded organization had contributed immensely to the strong friendly relations existing between Malta and China.

The venue for the exhibition is the Chinese Cultural Center， Valletta.