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WEDNESDAY • 30 SEPTEMBER 2020 • ISSUE 707 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
EDITORIAL • PAGE 11
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How will the
PN wake up
on Sunday
morning?
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Malta under pressure over special
status for American servicemen
as US defence secretary visits
KURT SANSONE
AMERICAN defence secretary Mark Es-
per is expected in Malta later today to dis-
cuss a Status of Forces Agreement even
as the government's position remains am-
biguous.
SOFA and migration are the two main
issues on Esper's agenda as America tries
to leverage its influence on Malta's Mon-
eyval test by securing an agreement grant-
ing special status to its military personnel.
Sources close to the Maltese govern-
ment have told MaltaToday that Malta
may have to acquiesce to American de-
mands for a SOFA in return for support
at the Financial Action Task Force.
However, Prime Minister Robert Abela
yesterday denied any link between SOFA
and Moneyval without denying reports
that his Cabinet had already agreed to a
deal with the US.
Zoo seeks to
regularise
farmhouse,
pool and hall
Woman tests
positive for
COVID-19
after death
