La Valletta. Ambassador of Italy to Malta, Giovanni Umberto De Vito and the Permanent Secretary of the Maltese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Fiona Formosa signed the XV Executive Programme for Cultural Collaboration, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Carmelo Abela for 2017-2019, thus confirming the commitment to strengthen bilateral relations in the areas of culture and education. Among the goals of the Programme are university collaborations, language, spreading the respective artistic cultures, and training in conservation and restoration of cultural heritage.