Poland to represent EU in North Korea and Cambodia

Rzeczpospolita has leant that Polish embassies will represent the EU in North Korea and Cambodia, while a Pole will become Asia relations assistant to the future EU Foreign Minister Javier Solana. Poland also lobbied to gain the same position in Belarus in relation to its embassy, but failed to convince the European Commission. The creation of the Union's diplomacy is one of the novelties related to the EU Constitution. This will lead to closing at least a dozen Polish embassies, which will be replaced by either a representative office of the European Commission or an embassy of one of the EU members allowed to represent the interests of other states. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A3) M.M.