Nieuw hoofd EU-missie in Mali (en)

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COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 19 July 2013 (OR. en) PRESSE 337

New Head of Mission for EU training mission in Mali

Brigadier General Bruno Guibert was today appointed new Head of Mission for the EU training mission in Mali (EUTM Mali)

General Guibert, from France, will take up his duties on 1 August. He will succeed Brigadier General Francois Lecointre, who had been in the position since the mission was established in January

The EU training mission supports the training and reorganisation of the Malian Armed Forces. It is intended to help improve the military capacity of the Malian Armed Forces in order to allow, under civilian authority, the restoration of the country's territorial integrity. The mission's mandate currently runs until May 2014

Today's decision was taken by the EU's Political and Security Committee

For more information:

EUTM Mali website

CV of Brigadier General Bruno Guibert