The Council of the European Union appointed today Dimitrios Karabalis, a Greek diplomat, as the new Head of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia.
Ambassador Karabalis is currently serving as Director for Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, South Caucasus and Central Asia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic.
His mandate as the Head of EUMM will run from 1 February until 14 December 2023.
The decision to appoint Ambassador Karabalis was taken by the Political and Security Committee.