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BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (KUNA) -- The new Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) of
NATO in Afghanistan, Maurits Jochems, will arrive in Kabul next week, NATO
spokesman James Appathurai told reporters Wednesday.
Jochems of Dutch nationality is at present Deputy Assistant Secretary
General for Operations in the 26-member alliance.
The length of his stay in Kabul has not been determined as yet, added the
spokesman.
Working closely with NATOs International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
in Afghanistan, the SCR provides a direct channel of communication between the
theatre and NATO headquarters in Brussels.
NATO created the position of a SCR in October 2003, to represent the
political leadership of the Alliance in Kabul.
The first SCR appointed by NATO was Minister Hikmet etin of Turkey. In
August 2006, minister etin was succeeded by Ambassador Daan Everts from The
Netherlands. (end)
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