President Mary McAleese will today hold talks with the president and prime minister of Malta during the first-ever State visit by an Irish leader to the island.
Mrs McAleese will also meet dignitaries in Valletta and address business leaders at the city's chamber of commerce and enterprise.
After talks with President Edward Fenech Adami and Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, she will attend a lunch in her honour at Auberge de Castille.
Mrs McAleese will later visit the Unesco World Heritage Site at Hal Saflieni Hypogeum.
The President will leave Malta tomorrow to make a state visit to the Republic of Cyprus. She will attend the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2008 qualifier game against Cyprus in Nicosia and meet gardaí serving with the United Nations peacekeeping force on the island.
On Monday she will have talks with President Tassos Papadopoulos and receive the Golden Key of Nicosia.
The President will be accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern in Malta and by Minister for the Environment Dick Roche in Cyprus.