The President of the Republic, H.E.Professor Gwido de Marco (centre) flanked on the right by the German-Maltese Circle’s President Mr. Albert Friggieri and on the left by the German Ambassador Mr. Georg Merten. The rest of the Circle’s Executive Committee - From the right: Mr. Walter Hoehmann, Mr. Carmel Azzopardi (Treasurer), Mr. Walter Galea, Mr. Bernd Ritschel, Mrs Ingrid Kidder, Mr. Andrew Pizzuto (Vice-President), Mr. Carmel Fenech and Mr. John Pisani (both past Presidents) Mr. Victor Sammut (Secretary General), Ms Marianne Azzopardi, Ms Tanya Aquilina and Ms Corinne Gauci.