Official name
REPUBLIC OF MALTA
Form of government
Parliamentary republic
Capital
Valletta
Date of establishment of bilateral relations
6 January 1969

Political relations

Serbia and Malta have a long tradition of good relations, without open issues. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs E. Bartolo attended 21. Belgrade economic forum on 4. and 5. October 2021. and had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs N. Selakovic on 4. October 2021. The political dialogue was enhanced by the visit of the Prime Minister of Malta J. Muscat to Serbia and his meeting with the then Prime Minister A. Vučić on 9 January 2016.

 

Economic relations

There is room for improving economic relations. Bilateral trade from January to May 2022. amounted to 4.495 million euros, of which Serbian exports to Malta amounted to 1.717 million euros (fall of 35,1%)  and imports amounted to 2.778 million euros (fall of 18,8%).

 

Bilateral agreements

Memorandum of Understanding on joint cooperation between the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and the Mediterranean Academy for Diplomatic Studies of the University of Malta, signed on: 25 September 2019,

Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of Malta on the implementation of the Agreement between the Republic of Serbia and the European Community on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation, signed on: 2 July 2010,

Agreement between the Republic of Serbia and Malta on the avoidance of double taxation in relation to income taxes, signed on: 9 September 2009.

 

Contact information

Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Valletta - srb.office.valletta@mfa.rs;  + 356 / 2703 7921

Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Rome (Italy):http://roma.mfa.gov.rs.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malta:https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/

Department for Neighbouring Countries and Southeast Europe (DNCSE); tel. 00 381 (0) 113068280; e-mail: osz@mfa.rs.