The Communist Party of Malta deems the vote in “favour” of the parliamentary motion presented by the Labour Party against Richard Cachia Caruana, the Permanent Representative of Malta to the EU, as a clear signal for the Government to respect the rule of democracy.

The Government should respect the vote in parliament and withdraw Malta from the “Partnership for Peace”.

As a neutral country, Malta must keep away from military blocs. The PfP forms part of a NATO programme which works independently of UN Peace keeping operations. It is a fact that NATO uses PfP to safeguard its imperialistic strategy.

■ Victor Degiovanni

Secretary

Communist Party of Malta