UPDATED/Translated from the Turkish

Published: April 2, 2016 at 9:18pm

UPDATE/Translation of Turkish TV news item featuring Transport Minister Joe Mizzi:

Malta Transport and Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi, and his delegation, visited Turkish Lloyd with the aim of developing cooperation between Malta and Turkey in the maritime field, under a bilateral agreement on maritime affairs.

Presentations were made to promote Malta and Turkish Lloyd, with the attendance of the Maltese delegation, the chairman of Turkish Lloyd, its board members and general manager. Following the presentations, which were meant to improve cooperation between Malta and Turkey, Turkish Lloyd hosted the Maltese delegation to a pleasant meal in Tuzla and a vist to the Sedef shipyard.

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This was broadcast on a television news bulletin in Turkey yesterday. It’s fabulous how we have ended up getting our news about our own government’s plots from the Turkish, Azerbaijani and Chinese media, with occasional bits from India.

It’s almost certainly something to do with this. Our best bet at this stage, failing the arrival of a Turkish-speaking deus ex machina, is Google Translate. So here goes.

Malta Transport Minister Railway Museum Fans

Left: Malta Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Joe Mizzi, was the guest of TCDD.

Malta Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Joe Mizzi, all phases of the history of the railways of the Railway Museum, where the object is very impressed and said, “was fascinated Railways Museum.”

It came to Turkey for an official visit. Malta Transport and Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi was the guest of TCDD on March 30, 2016. Assistant General Manager guest minister Mizzi met by Ismail Murtazaoğlu National Struggle years of Commander in Chief Ataturk’s residence in the national struggle the building name Steering for use as the headquarters and Railways visited Ataturk wagon to that used in Ataturk’s country trip through the museum.

Deputy Director General Ismail Murtazaoğlu information about the area from the High Speed ​​Train Projects Mizzi, by signing the Book of Memories in the VIP room, the assessment found about the visit.

“RAILWAY MUSEUM was AMAZED ME”

Mizzi reminded that the railway in Malta, stressed the need to be in the absolute rail transportation system.

Liberation War Museum impressed by explaining that due to the connection on the history of Malta Transport and Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi, “especially because of the history associated with the liberation of the country museum impressed me a lot. This is where decisions are made about both where the history of railways and the country. Also an area where communication is provided. So you know once communication was very difficult. But there seems to be enough for the communication network at that time. Works related communications enchanted me. It was a very interesting visit for me. “He said.

MALTA RAILWAY HISTORY

Located in the Central Mediterranean south of Sicily three large, has no railway network in Malta is still composed of two small islands.

In 1883, Malta Railways company was run by the 11.2-km railway line between Valletta-Mdina. However, it was closed due to the bankruptcy of the railway companies.

In 1892, re-opened on the railway line, closed in 1931 for economic reasons, was converted to the highway.