Talks focused on the humanitarian crises and assistance and integration projects for migrants and refugees

Today, during the first official visit of Sigmar Gabriel, German Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the seat of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Rome, the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Sovereign Order of Malta was announced. The German Foreign Minister was received by the Order’s Grand Chancellor, Albrecht Boeselager, in the Magistral Villa.

The German federal government’s decision demonstrates its great appreciation of the Sovereign Order of Malta’s activities in 120 countries worldwide in the healthcare, social and humanitarian sectors, of its efforts in rescuing and integrating migrants and refugees, as well as the special role played by its diplomatic service in helping the most disadvantaged everywhere.

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