Sikorski to replace Ashton as EU's top diplomat?
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Polish PM Donald Tusk said on Wednesday that Radosław Sikorski would be “a natural candidate” to become High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, which is the EU’s top diplomatic office, currently held by Britain’s Catherine Ashton.
“I will say it openly: Poland has gained such significant influence in foreign policy, that the so-called high representative would be within the scope of our interests,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told the media.
Sikorski, who since 2007 has been Poland's Foreign Minister has been a fierce critic of Russian interventions in Georgia and Ukraine.
According to Tusk, Poland is also campaigning for an Energy Commissioner seat in the European Commission, whose current term expires in November this year.
