Editing Foreign relations of Malta (section)

===Africa===

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|{{flag|Egypt}}|| 4 November 1965
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* Malta has an embassy in [[Cairo]] and 2 honorary consulates in [[Alexandria]] and [[Suez]].<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/malta/valletta/embassy/en-GB/default.htm Egyptian embassy in Valletta] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114172217/http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/malta/valletta/embassy/en-GB/default.htm |date=January 14, 2010 }}</ref>
* Egypt has an embassy in [[Ta' Xbiex]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/EGYPT(1).pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Gambia}}|| 21 October 1976
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Both countries have a Memorandum on Migration Matters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Memorandum-of-Migration-Matters-.aspx|title=Memorandum on Migration Matters between the Government of the Republic of Malta and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423131716/https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Memorandum-of-Migration-Matters-.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Ghana}}||27 February 1974||

* Ghana has a high commission in [[Valletta]].
* Malta has a high commission in [[Accra]].
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|{{flag|Lesotho}}|| 11 April 2006
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*Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 11, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20060415/local/malta-lesotho-establish-diplomatic-relations.57115|title=Malta, Lesotho establish diplomatic relations|date=April 15, 2006|access-date=August 20, 2017|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706111701/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20060415/local/malta-lesotho-establish-diplomatic-relations.57115|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|Libya}}|| 15 June 1965
| see [[Libya–Malta relations]]
* Both countries established diplomatic relations soon after Malta's independence.
* Libya has an embassy in [[Balzan]].
* Malta has an embassy in [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/968_LIBYA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Malta has enjoyed cordial relations with [[Libya]] ever since its Independence. In 1984, a Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation was signed with [[Muammar Gaddafi|Gaddafi]]'s regime by [[Dom Mintoff]]. This treaty included a security protocol in which Libyan forces agreed to train and arm their Maltese counterparts. Libya supplied Malta with refined [[crude oil]] starting in 1975. Libyan nationals did not require [[Visa (document)|visas]] to enter Malta until 2004.
<!-- Is there a source for this? Malta was the staging ground for Libyan intelligence operatives who planned and carried out the bombing of [[Pan Am Flight 103]] that exploded over [[Lockerbie]], Scotland.-->
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|{{flag|Tunisia }}|| 20 December 1967
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* Both countries established official diplomatic relations soon after Malta's independence.
* Malta has an embassy in [[Tunis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/1BE_TUNISIA.pdf|title=Sorry. The page you are looking for does not exist|access-date=February 20, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Tunisia has an embassy in [[Valletta]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]].
* Tunisian Foreign Affairs Ministry about relations with Malta
* Malta and [[Tunisia]] are discussing the commercial exploitation of the [[continental shelf]] between their countries, particularly for oil exploration
* [[Maltese language|Maltese]] and [[Tunisian Arabic]] are very similar languages. The two countries share very rich historical links.
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|{{flag|Uganda}}|| 21 July 2004
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*Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 21, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Uganda---Joint-Communique-on-the-Establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations.aspx|title=Uganda - Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations|access-date=December 31, 2018|archive-date=April 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423131713/https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Uganda---Joint-Communique-on-the-Establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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