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Commonwealth should promote development, partnership:Maltese PM

Xinhua, March 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Monday that the Commonwealth is at a crossroads and that rather than dwelling on the past, it should work towards generating development and promoting partnership.

Marking Commonwealth Day at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta, Joseph Muscat said the Commonwealth was not without its limitations, but despite it all, it managed to remain steadfast in promoting the principles of democracy and good governance.

Commonwealth Day is celebrated across the Commonwealth by young people, schools, communities and civil society organisations on the second Monday in March every year. It provides an opportunity to promote understanding on global issues, international co-operation and the work of Commonwealth organisations.

The day is marked by a range of activities, including a multi-faith Observance at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom. Each year a theme is chosen for Commonwealth Day.

The theme for 2015 is 'A Young Commonwealth'. The archipelago's Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella commented that people aged 29 and under accounted for the majority of the Commonwealth population, the Malta meeting was especially important in light of a number of ambitious projects, including defining a new global development framework and a new global climate change agreement.

The 53-member Commonwealth heads of government meeting, which will be held in November 2015 in Malta, convenes every two years and aims to bring together leaders of member countries to discuss common themes and initiatives. Endit