Danish diplomat Peter Sorensen has been confirmed by European Union ambassadors for the position of the bloc's special representative for the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.
Sorensen has been selected by the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, to replace Miroslav Lajcak in this position.
EU foreign ministers will give their final consent on Monday, so that Sorensen can start his term at the beginning of February.
The current envoy, Lajcak, expires on January 31st.
Radio Free Europe had learned days earlier from diplomatic sources in the EU that Sorensen's name had also been sent for approval to the bloc's member states./ REL