For the tenth consecutive time, Malta was elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which is the UN organization that regulates the maritime field.
In the election, held in London during the 29th session of the General Assembly of that organization, Malta managed to come in third place, behind Singapore and Turkey.
This result is highly prestigious for our country because it confirms that Malta, which has one of the ten largest registers of merchant ships in the world, enjoys the respect of the international community in this sector.
The IMO Council is the executive body tasked to oversee the entire operation of the organisation. The five members constituting the Council were elected from among the 171 members of the organization.
(Source: STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE)
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