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EU appoints new head of Ukraine mission

Xinhua, January 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

The European Union (EU) on Thursday made an announcement of appointing Kestutis Lancinskas as head of the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine.

The senior Lithuanian police official will replace Kalman Mizsei and is expected to take up his duties in Kiev on Feb. 1, 2016.

The European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) was formally launched on Dec. 1, 2014, with a mandate to support Ukrainian reform in state agencies such as the police, other law enforcement agencies and the overall judiciary, particularly the prosecutor's office.

The establishment of the mission followed the signing of an Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU in 2014, which includes the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).

The DCFTA has come into effect on Jan. 1, 2016.

A Masters graduate of criminal law, Lancinskas became deputy police commissioner general of Lithuania in 2005, before taking over as chief of Vilnius County Police in January 2009, a position he has held until now. Endit