ACT No. XXII of 1984 AN ACT /0 'a/il" rh~ Tu aryof f',iend,h/p und Co-o~r"lio" be/klnn Mulro tmd U/lya.

AO ~THA S AII.1IARlI

(L.S.)

President

7th De«mber. 1984

ACT No. XXII of 1984

AN ACT /0 'a/il" rh~ Tu aryof f',iend,h/p und Co-o~r"lio" be/klnn

Mulro tmd U/lya.

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and wi lh Ihe advice and

CO""""I of the HoUSoe of ReprellCntal;YCI. in th is prOlCIU Parliamen t

assembled .• Dd by the authority of the !lanle. as fol10\0'S:_

I. T his Act ma y be cited as the Malta·Libya Trea ty of Fri<:ndship

and Co-opmIlioD (RaHfoc8lion) Act, 1984.

The Treaty of Friendship and Co-operalion betl'l een tbe GOVffD-

men! (,If the Republi c of Malta and the Sox:ia list People's Libyan Arab

b mahlrija, signro on the 19th. November 1984 aDd the Protocol on

COoOperalion in __ ur ity sl;:ned on the same da.y. both documents ron-

Iained in the Schedule to Ihis ACI. being inltrnational Igrl)ements which

concern Ihe nalll.'l of Ma lta under in lernat ional law. lhe support of such

, talUS aDd the security of Malta .;1S sovereignty and territorial in tegrity.

1ft' lieft'by ratified for all illlcn[t I nd pur17<*" of the Ratification of

Treaties Act. 1983,IM tile exchange of the instruments of nltifi<;:ltilHl

between the Republic of Malta and the Socialm People's Libyan A",b

Jamahirija ;$ therefore hereby authorised.

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SCHE DUL.E

(Sttlioa 2)

TREAT Y

OF FRIENDSI'IIP AND CO-O PE RATION

BElWEEN

TilE GOVERNM ENT O F T HE REPUBLIC OF MA l.TA

AN D T HE SOCIALI ST PEOPLE'S Ll BY .... N ARAB JAM AHIRIJA

T he Government of lhe Republic of Malia.

"d

The Sociaiisl P~le's Ubyan Arab Jamallirija

I . On the basis of their desi", to prarrve the bonds of friendship and the 5trato-

gia l ",Ia,ionship which uis'l betW«rt ,hem. and their willingn.eq lOf the COrIlIOlidation

and dcvelopme n' of the relalion of co.operation on ,he basis of mutual benefic and

_I fare of !he Malcese people and the Lib)'an Arab people,

IAnikolu 2)

TRATTAT

T A' ttBlBER IJ A U KQPERAZZJON I

HEJN

IL<GYER.!" TAR-RE.PUBlILlKA TA' MA LTA

U UEMAHIRIJA GhA R8)JA LlBJANA

POPOLA RJ SOCJALlSTA

[I-Overo tar-Repubb!ika ta' Malta_

•

Koemahirija Gllarbija Libjana Popalari SOCjalista

_) _ Billi jix~equ jtomm u r-mblje! ta- llbib:crija u rofe!.J.l<!joni malC'tib Ii jeti$1U

bc::Jn,ethom_ u r_n~da tagl'lhom g~ "- ' l i"lilll1l_itv' lunp tar-n:1aujoni la' kopenl<!joni fuq

iwisicn ta- bc::nerlttju u ~d ~ipre~1I bc::;n il-paplu Malti u I-poplu Gharbi Libjan_

2. Billi jndu jibdlu !-Medilerran f'OOlIu la' pati u jikkoperaw bin jill'lqu dan

I-glum.

Desirous of turn'n. ,he Medi ,crranean ,nto a III t c of peace and of ca.opetat;ng

to achieve ,his eod,

Takilli inlo cGnsidcrauoo lhe decision of ,he People of ,he Republic of Malta

101 shed forever lhe ha rmful and hum,lia ,ing role of. forfi", military base and to be-

COf1H: inslead a brid ge of friendship becween Europe and NorIh AIr;';',

Resolve by this T realy 10 stre",lhen mUlual 5«Urily. friendship and co.opc.

rat;oo be"''etn lhe 1"'0 countries. in conformi!}' with ,be princi ple$ of r\OII ... liJ,Dmcn,

and lhe Chattet of lbe Uni ted Nationll and lherefon: avcoe IS folio ....

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Arab Jamahirija and the Republic of ~h lta

The Socialist People's Li byan

unde rta ke nol 10 participate in aoy Milita'1' Alliance which may aff..:, the security

interut$ of the OIher side.

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Malta undena~ee not 10 allow foreisn milillry ba$C$ 10 be estab!i$hed on il!;

~ilOl'y atld unclerlakes nol 10 allow;t$ ,erolory 10 be uliOd militarily againsl lbe

recurily, tmilOl'ial integrity of the Socialist People's Ub)'ll n Ara b Jamabinja.

_pee,

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'The Socialisl People's Libyan Arab

JlltUlhirija

ullollertakel to

and support

Malta's neu trality and will assist Malta whenever the Government of the Repu blic

of Mllta e~ plicilly Il'lCI lOeStl 110 in cues of threal!; Of acu of aga.ression apinst Malta's

TeTTilorial integri ly and sovereignty.

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In view of the importallce of Malta's economic viab,li ty il i. agreed twn ..:ono-

mic ro-opmItion will be promoted in Ihe fields fA join' venluru. ba lance<i commercial

e~c ha n~CI. and lhe utilisation at Malle$e la bour. For this purpose, agr"'m<'nls in the

fields of defence. information ,lid economy will form an integra l part of this T reaty.

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Artlde 5

T he 1 .... 0 sides will worl< towards the development of co-operation bel~n them

In the information and cul tural fields with the aim of achieving ii!Ton~r bonds bel·

""oen the two peoples.

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T he two sides will hold consllllalions aiming II harmonisinll their viewpooinlS

on political. economic. security and international issues which affect their inlereslS

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whether directly or indirec!ly. and will endeavour 10 support One another's viewpoints

wh'meyC'r this mutual support is required .

T he lWO sides will do their utmost 10 coordil\jllC their efforts in the presen-ation

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of international peace and security. tfpodally in the M~ik1T8.nean region. and

emphasi5C their faithful adherancc: to the: principles aod goals of the Uni ted Na tionS

and Non-Alignment.

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The Iwo sid .... agree w..,\ up a Mixed Commi5sion which ""'II rncc=1

Ministerial

le~1

ailernlliely in Valktta and Tripoli. at kasl ()II(:e every si~ months. 10 review

pr01trcM in lhe above fields of co-operation and \0 plan and sec 10 lhe impkm~ntaliO!l

of c~ration in new sectors.

Article ,

Any differences beN·ten the tWO side. .... hkh may I~ from the int~tation

of these provi~ions will be seWed in a br<>tMrly man~r.

Article 1(1

TIw:: durn tiOf) of Ihi, ''Trealy~ shall be five years renowable au tomatically for

,ilk.

further fi...,.year pniodIlO long as nOM of the two

expn:ss a desire in wril;np

to adj ust il or abrogate it six months al leasl before its e~piration date.

Ankle II

Th ;" T reaty will come into force with immediate d fe<:1 On the dale of the exchange

01 the instrument! 01 ratification but n01 later than h n uary 19 85.

Done in Valkua Of) the nineteenth day of Novemher. One T housand Nine

Hundred . and Ei,hty !"oor CQl"TeSpondins 10 lhe 2S Sa fa r 1394 in (WO originals in

the Eng!tsh and ArabIC Languages both texIS heinl equally aUlhentic.

Colonel Muammar EI Gaddafi

Dom Mintoff

Leader of the First 01 September

Prime Minister

or Malta

Revolution

For the Republic

For the Socialist Pc<>ple's Libyan Arab

Jamahirija

PROTOCOL ON C().()PERAT ION IN SECU RIT Y

Ha ving regard to Article 3 of tile T""aty of Friendship and oo-operalion bet"'"«n

the O~v~m~nt Of. the Repuhlic of Malta and the Socialist People', Libya n Arab

Jamahtn .... Signed In Malta on Ih e 19th November. 1984, the two ~ides furtber agree

lUi follow~~

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In order that nch SIde may be fully informed on matten perUtlnillJl to this

'&feement, the [10.'0 sides agr<:e that there should be a continuous exchan~

01 infonoatioa OD InlItte~ of s~ial ;nl=t 10 the mutual security aDd

defence purJXl'CS of the OIher side; aDd

10 order 10 enable the Mallt:SC Armed Forces 10 reach hip. sUtlldards of

military pn:parcdoess to be . ble 10 withstand threats or aclS of aggression

'ga inst MalUt's territorial inlC1J'iry and $OVIeignty tbe Libyan side shal! train

Maltese mililary personnel in Libya or in Malta as the two sides may agree

from lime to time .nd in the numbers and modali ties thai may be agreed upon.

To meet lhe requircrnen" o f the Mal""" Armed Forces wbich will be identi·

fied froro time to lime by tbe different $CCtions of lhe Maltese fored, the

Libyan !.ide agreed 10 \itudy 5upplying from their armourie. and 0I0re5 any

miTiUtry equipment and armaments wh~h lbe Maltese side may re<;Juire for

their own U~.

Dr AIeA Sceberras Trigona

Dr Ali Trei ki

$ecreUtry o f lhe People's Dureau for

Minis ter 01 Fore,," Affairs and Culture

Foreign Liaison o f the Socialisl People's

of the Republi. of MalUt

Libyan Arab Jamahirija

P~s.sed by tile lIou!;C of Represenlalives al SillillJl No. 213 of the 4th December. 1984.

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