EU appoints new special representative for Central Asia

The European Union (EU) appointed Peter Burian as the EU Special Representative for Central Asia, the Council of the EU announced on Wednesday.

The special representative is tasked with promoting EU political coordination in Central Asia, monitoring the implementation of the EU Central Asia Strategy, and supporting security in the region, said the Council of the EU in the statement.

Burian, who was most recently secretary of state at the Slovak foreign affairs ministry, has had an extensive career in the Slovak diplomatic service. He is to take up his duties immediately and his mandate as EU special representative will initially be one year. Endit