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Historical Values
Year Value
2021 Malta maintains a security policy of neutrality, but contributes to EU and UN military missions and joined NATO s Partnership for Peace program in 1995 (suspended in 1996, but reactivated in 2008); it also participates in various bilateral and multinational military exercises; Malta cooperates closely with Italy on defense matters; in 1973, Italy established a military mission in Malta to provide advice, training, and search and rescue assistance
2022 Malta maintains a security policy of neutrality, but contributes to EU and UN military missions and joined NATO s Partnership for Peace program in 1995 (suspended in 1996, but reactivated in 2008); it also participates in various bilateral and multinational military exercises; Malta cooperates closely with Italy on defense matters; in 1973, Italy established a military mission in Malta to provide advice, training, and search and rescue assistance
2023 the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) are responsible for external security but also have some domestic security responsibilities; the AFM s primary roles include maintaining the country s sovereignty and territorial integrity, monitoring and policing its territorial waters, participating in overseas peacekeeping and stability operations, and providing search and rescue and explosive ordnance disposal capabilities; secondary missions include assisting civil authorities during emergencies, supporting t
2024 the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) are responsible for external security but also have some domestic security responsibilities; the AFM s primary roles include maintaining the country s sovereignty and territorial integrity, monitoring and policing its territorial waters, participating in overseas peacekeeping and stability operations, and providing search and rescue and explosive ordnance disposal capabilities; secondary missions include assisting civil authorities during emergencies, supporting t
2025 the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) are responsible for external security but also have some domestic security responsibilities; the AFM s primary roles include maintaining the country s sovereignty and territorial integrity, monitoring and policing its territorial waters, participating in overseas peacekeeping and stability operations, and providing search and rescue and explosive ordnance disposal capabilities; secondary missions include assisting civil authorities during emergencies, supporting t