Baku. Shamil Alibeyli – APA. The Council today appointed Mr Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin as EU Special Representative in Afghanistan, APA reports quoting the website of the EU.
The task of the Special Representative is to promote EU policy objectives in Afghanistan. Ambassador Skjold Mellbin is a senior Danish diplomat with more than 25 years of experience, most recently as Denmark's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He will take office on 1 September, with his mandate initially running until 30 June 2014. The Special Representative will also head the EU delegation in Kabul. The EU supports Afghanistan through a comprehensive approach covering political, security and development support to the transition in Afghanistan.