Brussels, 23/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - Catherine Ashton has appointed the permanent heads of the working groups of the Council in charge of foreign policy, security and defence and crisis management issues. They are: - Africa working group: Fiona Lunny; -working group on human rights: Engelbert Theuermann; -committee for civilian aspects and crisis management: Mika Markus Leinonen; -politico-military working group: Bert Versmessen; -working group on transatlantic relations: Alenka Zajc Freudenstein; -working group on the Western Balkans region: Alyx Everard; -working group on Latin America: Rafael Gelabert; - Mashreq/Maghreb working group: John Gatt Rutter and Maja Bozovic; -Middle East/Gulf working group: Sophie Kisling; -working group on the export of conventional weapons: Fabio della Piazza; -working group on Asia/Oceania: Boguslaw Majewski; - working group on disarmament and weapons control: Clara Ganslandt. (H.B./trans.fl)