“Good offices : a Swiss speciality”

Abstract

It is a great pleasure for me to visit the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies and be with you here today. MEDAC was co-founded by Malta and Switzerland more than 25 years ago. It is not only the most important bilateral cooperation project between our two countries but also a beacon of Malta’s university education infrastructure. It provides us with an excellent channel for conducting a continuous exchange on bilateral and international affairs. We live in an era marked by growing uncertainty and insecurity. We are confronted with a multitude of crises and violent conflicts. Geopolitics and regional rivalries are on the rise again. Terrorism and fragile states figure high on the security agenda too. Humanitarian needs have reached new heights.