The Sovereign Order of Malta's
Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra' John Dunlap was received by
Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in
Rome on Wednesday.
The visit took place in an atmosphere of great cordiality and it
was an opportunity to reaffirm the strong ties and fruitful
cooperation between the Order of Malta and the Italian
authorities.
During the meeting, the Lieutenant of the Grand Master
illustrated the Order of Malta's activities on the five
continents to the President of the Republic.
Particular attention was devoted to the support and assistance
network set up for the Ukrainian population since the outbreak
of war, both inside the country, and in the surrounding regions.
Fra' John Dunlap explained that these activities are accompanied
by the work of Order of Malta's diplomatic network, which
currently enjoys diplomatic relations with 112 states.
The Sovereign Order of Malta's intense diplomatic activity on
both a bilateral and multilateral level, closely linked to, and
in support of, humanitarian action and in defence of human
dignity and human rights, was mentioned.
It was also stressed that the Order of Malta's new
Constitutional Charter reaffirms both the Order of Malta's
sovereignty and its nature as a religious order.
It was the first meeting of the new Lieutenant of the Grand
Master and the Order's high offices with a foreign Head of
State.
It was the fifth official meeting of the Order of Malta's
highest office with the President of the Italian Republic in the
last 20 years.
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