Operation Commander for EU military operation in the Central African Republic selected

EU News 42/2014

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Brussels, 28 January 2014
5785/14
(OR. en)
PRESSE 35

The EU's Political and Security Committee confirmed today the selection of Major General Philippe Pontiès as Operation Commander for the EU military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA).

Major General Pontiès, from France, will now start the operational planning of EUFOR RCA, together with the Operational Headquarters in Larissa, Greece. When the legal basis for the mission will be established, he will be formally appointed to the post.

Source and additional information:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/140828.pdf

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