Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

Diplomatic Activities

Diplomatic Activities
26/04/2023

Order of Malta’s projects in El Salvador discussed with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Adriana Mira

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador Adriana Mira was received by the Grand Chancellor Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo in the Magistral Palace in Rome.

Diplomatic Activities
Lieutenant of the Grand Master News
26/04/2023

70 years of diplomatic relations with Peru

The 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Republic of Peru was celebrated in Rome. In the presence of the Lieutenant of the Grand Master, Fra' John Dunlap

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
Lieutenant of the Grand Master News
20/04/2023

The election of the Grand Master taking place on 3 May 2023

The Council Complete of State has been convened for 3 May 2023. It is tasked to elect the next Grand Master, the first after the promulgation of the new Constitutional Charter and Code.

Diplomatic Activities
19/04/2023

Visit of the Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto

Migrations, support to African countries, rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. These were the topics at the centre of the conversation between the Italian Minister of Defence and the Lieutenant of the Grand Master.

Diplomatic Activities
21/03/2023

Meeting with the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

On Friday, March 17, the Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Ukraine Antonio Gazzanti Pugliese di Cotrone held a working meeting with the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klimenkom.

Diplomatic Activities
Lieutenant of the Grand Master News
16/03/2023

The situation in Lebanon in talks with Prime Minister Najib Mikati

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati had talks at the Magistral Palace with the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, Riccardo Paternò. After the meeting, the Prime Minister was received by the Lieutenant of the Grand Master.

Diplomatic Activities
15/03/2023

Focus on Order of Malta’s main commitments at meeting with accredited diplomats

The war in Ukraine and humanitarian interventions, assistance after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Not to mention regular projects such as hospitals, mobile clinics and volunteer corps. These were some of the topics discussed during the meeting between the over fifty Deputy Chiefs of Mission of the embassies accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta and the Order’s representatives.

Diplomatic Activities
03/03/2023

Address of the Grand Chancellor to the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

During the 52session of the Human Rights Council the Order of Malta’s Mission to the United Nations in Geneva will participate in the inter-active dialogues.

Diplomatic Activities
27/02/2023

Meeting between the Grand Chancellor and the Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister

The situation in the country and in Nagorno Karabakh and the prospects for peace, as well as the Order of Malta’s health and humanitarian programmes in Armenia, were the focus of the talks that Riccardo Paterno di Montecupo had this morning with the Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paruyr Hovhannisyan.