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FORMER FRENCH GENERAL NEW CHIEF OF EULEX

PRISTINA, July 28 (Tanjug) - Xavier Bout de Marnhac, retired French general and former commander of the NATO KOSOVO Force (KFOR), was appointed Head of Mission of the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX Kosovo, EULEX stated in Pristina. The decision was taken by the EU Political and Security Committee on a recommendation by the EU High Representative of the Union for the Foreign and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton. The new head of EULEX, who will succeed Yves de Kermabon, will take up his duties on 15 Oct 2010, and the appointment is for one year renewable, the statement read. From 2008 to date, Marnhac was the Commander Army district South-East, Lyon, France, while from 2007 to 2008 he was the Commander of the NATO KOSOVO Force (KFOR), Pristina, Kosovo.