Council Appoints New EU Special Representative For S Caucasus
Date
7/26/2024 3:14:05 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
The European Council announced the appointment of Magdalena
Grono as EUSR for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia.
According to Azernews , Grono succeeds Toivo Klaar
whose tenure of over 6 years comes to an end on 31 August. She will
take up her duties on 1 September 2024 for an initial period of 12
months.
The Council's report says that as the new EUSR, M. Grono will
continue the work of her predecessors, contributing to the
implementation of the EU foreign policy objectives in the
region.
According to what is said in the report, the special rep will
contribute to the peaceful settlement of conflicts, including the
crisis in Georgia and the normalisation process between Azerbaijan
and Armenia, in close coordination with the UN and the OSCE. She
will engage with the main interested actors regarding the region
and will develop contacts with governments, parliaments, other key
political actors, and civil society, encouraging and facilitating
cooperation on regional themes of common interest.
Ms Grono, a Czech national, currently serves as Chief Diplomatic
Adviser to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
She has worked on foreign policy and conflict resolution issues for
the past 25 years, including in high-level diplomatic posts for the
EU as well as in think-tank capacities, with a strong emphasis on
the former Soviet space and the South Caucasus in particular.
Before joining President Michel's Cabinet, she was a foreign policy
adviser to former President of the European Council Donald Tusk.
Previously, she was the Europe and Central Asia Director at the
International Crisis Group.
Note that the EU Special Representatives are proposed by the
High Representative and appointed by the Council to promote the
EU's policies and interests in specific regions and countries, and
provide the EU with an active political presence in those
areas.
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