Brussels, 11/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 11 July, the spokesperson for High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton hailed the previous day's appointment of former deputy foreign minister of Italy Staffan de Mistura as United Nations Special Representative for Syria. De Mistura, an Italian-Swedish diplomat who is aged 67, will replace Lakhdar Brahimi, who resigned in mid-May (see EUROPE 11080).
“Mr de Mistura's long standing experience in...