(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Italy Wednesday reiterated its support for Italian foreign minister Federica Mogherini to be the next EU High Representative after the term of Catherine Ashton ends in November.
"We do believe that Federica Mogherini has all the qualities to be a very good High representative. I personally never understood the criticism on her supposed lack of experience" Italian minister for European affairs, Sandro Gozi, told a press conference after a meeting of the EU's General Affairs Council in Brussels.
Gozi chaired the meeting as Italy holds the current EU Presidency.
"She is somebody who has been following and working in foreign policy for 20 years. These are all good points that push us to confirm her candidacy. We have never hesitated on this even in the last days," he stated.
Gozi expressed his conviction that by 1 November there will be a new European Commission and a new EU High Representative.
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