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Gibraltar reaffirms self determination on National Day celebrations

Chief Executive Peter Caruana and Mayor Olga Zammitt celebrate surrounded by supporters (Photo Gibraltar Chronicle)

Gibraltar celebrated on September 10th its National Day reaffirming its right to determine its future in accordance with the people’s wishes, rights and aspirations.

The following statement was read on the occasion:

1. Remember and celebrate past generations of Gibraltarians and others, who, by their efforts, sacrifices and perseverance made today’s Gibraltar possible;

2. Celebrate and honour our country and its successes, and the community that flourishes within it, and we express firm resolution to resist and overcome the challenges that we may face in the future, as all our previous generations have done;

3. Declare our enduring commitment to a society based on, and upholding the highest principles of human rights, democracy and social justice;

4. Express our collective solidarity with those people in our community, and outside Gibraltar, who are economically, socially or personally vulnerable and in need of support;

5. Declare our openness to friendly relations and co-operation on the basis of mutual respect with all countries and peoples that share or respect our values as a community;

6. Acknowledge our obligations to future generations of Gibraltarians to care for our environment and to ensure the continuing prosperity and success of Gibraltar in the future;

7. Celebrate our inalienable right as a people to determine the future of Gibraltar, our homeland, in accordance only with our wishes, rights and aspirations; and finally, we send our fraternal greetings to all Gibraltarians around the world, and we greet and thank all those friends of Gibraltar in Britain and elsewhere.