2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

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19th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Mellieha
CitiesValletta
Participants52 (of 53 members)
Heads of State or Government38
ChairLawrence Gonzi
(Prime Minister)
Follows2003
Precedes2007
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The 2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the 19th

Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Valletta, Malta, between 25 and 27 November 2005, and hosted by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi
.

Malta is the smallest country to have hosted a CHOGM, committing the country to a major undertaking.[1] Nonetheless, the event passed smoothly, marked by the visit of both Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, and the British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.

Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group

The

Chief of Army Staff were "incompatible with the basic principles of democracy and the spirit of the Harare Commonwealth principles" and that "until the two offices are separated, the process of democratization will not be irreversible".[1]

Of note to commentators and the media was the non-discussion of

2007 CHOGM, and the Commonwealth leaders were keenly aware that to hold the CHOGM in a country that was deemed undemocratic would reflect badly on the Commonwealth Secretariat and undermine the Commonwealth's commitment to human rights and good governance.[1]

CMAG membership rotated once again, with

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