The first step towards former Italian
foreign minister Luigi Di Maio's possible appointment as the
EU's new Middle East envoy will be taken at a meeting of the
Union's ambassadors on the political and security committee on
Thursday April 27, EU sources said Monday.
The nomination on the recommendation of former Italian premier
Mario Draghi is opposed by the current government of Premier
Giorgia Meloni, which says that Di Maio is not up to the job.
Thursday's meeting, which in theory does not envisage a
discussion of the issue, will however be the first step in the
ratification of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep
Borrell's proposal, which may conclude a few weeks later with
the formal approval of the EU Council, sources said Monday.
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