WEDNESDAY 25 November 2009 - SUPPLEMENT ISSUE NO. 609Bilateral Agreements • November 25th, 2009
Contract Type FiledNovember 25th, 2009King Juan Carlos I and Queen So- an agreement on a cooperation fia of Spain will arrive in Malta to- programme in the areas of culture, day for a two day State visit, during education and science for the which Malta and Spain are to boost term 2009-2012. The first cultural economic and social ties. The Mon- agreement between Malta and Spain archs will be accompanied by For- dates back to 1976, and since then, eign minister Miguel Angel Morati- the ties regarding culture, education nos who will sign a series of bilateral and science have grown. Another agreements with the Maltese govern- agreement will be signed on a ment, putting to fruition months of memorandum of understanding on negotiations between the two sides. cooperation in the field of cultural One of the agreements is a memo- heritage. A memorandum of randum of understanding on the es- understanding regarding archives tablishment of a Malta-Spain joint between Malta and the Kingdom committee on merchant shipping. of Spain wil