09/06/2026 (Agence Europe) – The ambassadors of the EU Member States, meeting within the Political and Security Committee, appointed Romania’s Cosmin George Dinescu on Tuesday 9 June as Head of Mission of the newly established European Union Partnership Mission in Armenia (EUPM Armenia), from 11 June, for an initial mandate of one year. This decision was taken by the EU Political and Security Committee. This mission, established in April 2026, aims to strengthen the country’s resilience and crisis management capacities (see EUROPE 13853/12). For three years, Cosmin Dinescu was Head of the European Union Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova (EUPM Moldova), where he guided the establishment of the EU’s first civilian CSDP mission focused on supporting national crisis management structures and countering hybrid threats (see EUROPE 13168/3). (CG)