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Chairman-in-Office names former Danish Minister as Personal Representative for Terrorism
VIENNA 29 January 2002
VIENNA, 29 January 2002 - The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Portugal's Foreign Minister Jaime Gama, has announced the name of the person he has appointed to be his Personal Representative to co-ordinate the OSCE's counter-terrorism initiatives.
Jan Troejborg, the former Danish Minister of Defence, will be the Chairman's Personal Representative for Terrorism. As such he will be responsible for driving forward the initiatives laid out by the Bucharest Action Plan, agreed at the OSCE Ministerial Council on 4 December last year, and the follow-up programme of action adopted by delegates at a conference held in Bishkek, 10 days later, as well as other initiatives.
A key element in the post, as disclosed in Foreign Minister Gama's speech to the Permanent Council on 17 January, will be that of harmonizing the activities pursued by the Chairmanship in this important matter with those of other international actors involved in the fight against terrorism.
Mr Troejborg, 46, an engineer before entering politics, was first elected to the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) in September 1987. He served in several ministerial posts from 1993, including those of trade, transport, industry and development co-operation. In December 2000, he became Minister of Defence but left the position in November 2001, following the general elections in Denmark which resulted in a change of government.
Jan Troejborg, the former Danish Minister of Defence, will be the Chairman's Personal Representative for Terrorism. As such he will be responsible for driving forward the initiatives laid out by the Bucharest Action Plan, agreed at the OSCE Ministerial Council on 4 December last year, and the follow-up programme of action adopted by delegates at a conference held in Bishkek, 10 days later, as well as other initiatives.
A key element in the post, as disclosed in Foreign Minister Gama's speech to the Permanent Council on 17 January, will be that of harmonizing the activities pursued by the Chairmanship in this important matter with those of other international actors involved in the fight against terrorism.
Mr Troejborg, 46, an engineer before entering politics, was first elected to the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) in September 1987. He served in several ministerial posts from 1993, including those of trade, transport, industry and development co-operation. In December 2000, he became Minister of Defence but left the position in November 2001, following the general elections in Denmark which resulted in a change of government.