Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced Javier Colomina’s appointment as the Southern Neighbourhood’s Special Representative today.
“The Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel regions are important to our Alliance. Javier Colomina has extensive experience in dealing with NATO partners. His appointment will further strengthen NATO’s important work in the South,” Stoltenberg welcomed the appointment.
Colomina, currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, previously held the position of NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia.
In his new role, he will act as NATO’s focal point for the southern neighbourhood, coordinating and raising awareness of NATO’s activities in the region, as well as strengthening partnerships and engagement.
This appointment is part of an action plan agreed upon by Allies at the Washington Summit to increase NATO’s involvement in the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel regions.
