Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

Diplomatic Activities

Diplomatic Activities
Lieutenant of the Grand Master News
16/03/2023

The situation in Lebanon in talks with Prime Minister Najib Mikati

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati had talks at the Magistral Palace with the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, Riccardo Paternò. After the meeting, the Prime Minister was received by the Lieutenant of the Grand Master.

Diplomatic Activities
15/03/2023

Focus on Order of Malta’s main commitments at meeting with accredited diplomats

The war in Ukraine and humanitarian interventions, assistance after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Not to mention regular projects such as hospitals, mobile clinics and volunteer corps. These were some of the topics discussed during the meeting between the over fifty Deputy Chiefs of Mission of the embassies accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta and the Order’s representatives.

Diplomatic Activities
03/03/2023

Address of the Grand Chancellor to the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

During the 52session of the Human Rights Council the Order of Malta’s Mission to the United Nations in Geneva will participate in the inter-active dialogues.

Diplomatic Activities
27/02/2023

Meeting between the Grand Chancellor and the Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister

The situation in the country and in Nagorno Karabakh and the prospects for peace, as well as the Order of Malta’s health and humanitarian programmes in Armenia, were the focus of the talks that Riccardo Paterno di Montecupo had this morning with the Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paruyr Hovhannisyan.

Diplomatic Activities
17/02/2023

The Order of Malta at the Munich Security Conference with a panel on “Religion, Diplomacy and Conflict”

The 59th Munich Security Conference opened this morning, bringing together heads of state and government, ministers and senior institutional representatives of the international community in the German city to take stock of the main challenges in the field of foreign policy and security.

Diplomatic Activities
Lieutenant of the Grand Master News
10/01/2023

Lieutenant of the Grand Master receives Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani

The Lieutenant of the Grand Master, Fra' John Dunlap, today received the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani at the Magistral Palace in Rome.

Diplomatic Activities
10/01/2023

Speech of the Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta

The Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra' John T. Dunlap today held the Audience of the beginning of the year with the Diplomatic Corps.

Diplomatic Activities
Lieutenant of the Grand Master News
10/01/2023

Credentials presented by Cape Verde

The Lieutenant of the Grand Master, Fra’ John T. Dunlap, received in audience in the Magistral Villa for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassador of Cape Verde, Eurico CORREIA MONTEIRO.

Diplomatic Activities
22/12/2022

Lithuania celebrates 30 years of diplomatic relations with the Order of Malta

For the 17th consecutive year, the Order of Malta in Lithuania has launched the "Malteser Soup" campaign to raise funds for the elderly and the most vulnerable.