Introductory text

United Kingdom

Council Decision 2006/670/CFSP

of 5 October 2006

appointing a new European Union Special Representative for Central Asia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 18(5) in conjunction with Article 23(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

On 28 July 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/588/CFSP^f1 appointing Mr Ján KUBIŠ as Special Representative of the European Union (EUSR) for Central Asia, whose mandate was extended until 28 February 2007.

(2)

By letter dated 4 July 2006, Mr. KUBIŠ submitted his resignation as EUSR, effective as of 5 July 2006. A new EUSR should therefore be appointed for the remaining period of the mandate.

(3)

The Secretary General/High Representative (SG/HR) has recommended that Mr Pierre MOREL be appointed as the new EUSR for Central Asia,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 199, 29.7.2005, p. 100. Joint Action as amended by Joint Action 2006/118/CFSP, 20.2.2006 (OJ L 49, 21.2.2006, p. 7).