2009 Events National Day 

To mark the National Day of the Slovak Republic, the Honorary Consulate of the Slovak Republic in Malta organised a violin and piano recital followed by a reception at the Casino Maltese.

The musicians, world famous violinist Dalibor Karvay, and pianist Ivan Koska, who were brought to Malta purposely for the occasion, gave an exceptional performance, and the large audience present had nothing but words of praise for them.  

Among the distinguished guests were President and Mrs G. Abela, Prime Minister and Mrs L. Gonzi, Presidents Emeritus Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, Guido De Marco and Eddie Fenech Adami, and their respective spouses, Minister and Mrs G. Pullicino and Parlamentary Secretary and Mrs. J. Azzopardi.  Ambassador Stanislav Vallo and Dr Peter Krupar, Director of the Slovak Institute in Rome were also present. 

President Abela and Ambassador Vallo made speeches suitable for the occasion and also made reciprocal toasts to each other and to the two countries. The anthems of Malta, Slovakia and the European Union brought the official part of the evening to a close.    

Ambassador Vallo then presented the Slovak Ambassador’s Medal to eight individuals in recognition of their efforts in fostering the relationship between Slovakia and Malta. This was the first time this medal was awarded, and the recipients were: Ms Rosette Fenech, Dr Jan Balent, Dr Imrich Molnar, Dr Blazei Kovac, Mr Norbert Prihoda, Mr Anthony schembri, Mr Herbert Skok and Honorary Consul Godwin E. Bencini 

Honorary Consul Godwin E. Bencini thanked the European Institute of Education, GO, Malta International Airport and Middlesea Valletta Life Assurance Company Limited, for their support of the event.