Malta–Yugoslavia relations
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Malta–Yugoslavia relations (Serbian: Односи Малта-Југославија; Croatian: Odnosi Malte i Jugoslavije; Slovene: Odnosi med Malto in Jugoslavijo; Macedonian: Односите Малта-Југославија) were historical foreign relations between Malta and now split-up Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Together with Cyprus, both countries belonged to the small group of European and Mediterranean member states of the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War,[1] group which itself part of the larger group of neutral and non-aligned European countries. The Non-aligned countries in Europe advocated for relaxation of divisions, rejection of superpowers' spheres of influence and for cooperation of diverse countries on the continent. During the Cold War period all three Non-Aligned Euro-Mediterranean countries developed close economic cooperation with the European Economic Community.[2]
The first informal contacts between socialist Yugoslavia and Malta occurred in the final stage of the World War II when in 1944 group of Yugoslav Partisans was in Malta for hospital treatment and further military training.[3] Partisans left some of German weapons they took in fight which was subsequently exposed at the National War Museum at Fort Saint Elmo.[3] Due to its commitment to Non-alignment Maltese diplomacy played more prominent role in Belgrade than the country's size or bilateral trade would imply. Malta and Yugoslavia, together with Cyprus, advocated for recognition of European and Mediterranean aspect of Non-alignment. This was perceived as an insistence on the universalist interpretation of the movement and as opposed to exclusively tri-continental proposals (Asia-Africa-Latin America).
During Mintoff's rule in Malta, marked by relations with Qaddafi's Libya, Yugoslavia remained warm ally of Malta, probably the main one in Europe. President Mintoff was invited by the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia Džemal Bijedić to visit Yugoslavia between 9 and 15 October 1971 where he met president Tito, Edvard Kardelj and Mirko Tepavac.[4] Future foreign minister Michael Frendo wrote his graduate thesis in 1977 on "Workers' self-management: A new concept of the legal structure of the enterprise in Malta and Yugoslavia".[5]
Country comparison
[edit]| Common name | Malta | Yugoslavia |
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| Official name | Republic of Malta | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
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| Capital | Valetta | Belgrade |
| Largest city | Valetta | Belgrade |
| Population | 350,000 | 23,229,846 |
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic | Socialist republic |
| Official languages | English | No official language
Serbo-Croatian (de facto state-wide) Slovene (in Slovenia) and Macedonian (in Macedonia) |
| First leader | Boreslaw Bierut | Joseph Broz Tito |
| Last leader | Mieczyslaw Rakowski | Milan Pančevski |
| Religion | Protestant Catholicism (de facto), state atheism (de jure) | Secular state (de jure), state atheism (de facto) |
| Alliances | Non-Aligned Movement | Non-Aligned Movement |
See also
[edit]- Malta–Serbia relations
- Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement
- Malta and the Non-Aligned Movement
- 1979 Mediterranean Games
- Death and state funeral of Josip Broz Tito
- 1984 Mediterranean Non-Aligned Countries Ministerial Meeting
- Neutral and Non-Aligned European States
References
[edit]- ^ Sally Morphet (2004). "Review: REVIEW ESSAY: Multilateralism and the Non-Aligned Movement: What Is the Global South Doing and Where Is It Going?". Global Governance. 10 (4). Brill Publishers. JSTOR 27800545. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Finn Laursen (1992). "The EC and its European Neighbours: Special Partnerships or Widened Membership?". International Journal. 47 (1). Canadian International Council: 29–63. doi:10.1177/002070209204700102. JSTOR 40202740. S2CID 146948790. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Yugoslav Partisans In Malta". Malta Independent. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Milutin Tomanović, ed. (1972). Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1971 [The Chronicle of International Events in 1971] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Institute of International Politics and Economics. p. 2785.
- ^ "An addition to the CLS Library". University of Malta. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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