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gozotoday | FRIDAY • 20 MARCH 2026
NEWS
GRDA meets US ambassador to discuss
Gozo's development and ties
OFFICIALS from the Gozo Re-
gional Development Authority
(GRDA) have held talks with
the United States ambassador to
Malta on Gozo's development
priorities and future prospects.
The meeting, held in Victo-
ria, brought together GRDA
chairman Michael Grech, chief
executive Ivan Falzon, and U.S.
Ambassador Sommers Far-
kas, along with other Gozitan
stakeholders and Malta's am-
bassador to the United States,
Godfrey Xuereb.
According to the GRDA, dis-
cussions focused on Gozo's
development and opportuni-
ties for future growth, as well
as ways to strengthen ties be-
tween the island and the Unit-
ed States.
The authority said the meet-
ing also explored potential
areas of collaboration and
highlighted the importance of
maintaining strong interna-
tional relationships that sup-
port Gozo's economic and so-
cial development.
It described the talks as part
of ongoing efforts to build part-
nerships and exchange per-
spectives with foreign counter-
parts, aimed at benefiting the
island and its community.
Officials from the Gozo Regional
Development Authority held talks with
the United States ambassador to Malta
on Gozo's development priorities
The meeting, held in Victoria, brought together GRDA chairman Michael Grech, chief executive Ivan Falzon, and U.S.
Ambassador Sommers Farkas, along with other Gozitan stakeholders and Malta's ambassador to the United States, Godfrey
Xuereb (Photo: GDRA/Facebook)
