UN chief names new envoy to Syria
Gb news24 desk//
A seasoned Norwegian diplomat who helped oversee talks leading to the Oslo peace accords has been named as the next special envoy to Syria.
In a letter seen Tuesday by AFP, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council that he wishes to give the job to Geir Pedersen, according to AFP report.
Pedersen is a veteran diplomat, who in 1993 was a member of the Norwegian team to the secret negotiations that led to the signing of the Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians.
He has held several posts in the region, including as UN envoy to south Lebanon in 2005 and then as special coordinator for the whole of Lebanon from 2007 to 2008.
Pedersen also spent several years as Norway’s representative to the Palestinian Authority. He is currently Norway’s ambassador to China and has previously served as its envoy to the UN.
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