New head of OSCE in Baku takes office (UPDATED)
BAKU – Koray Targay of Turkey took office on Monday as the new head of the OSCE office in Baku.
"The OSCE office in Baku has established a fruitful co-operation with the government of Azerbaijan, political parties and civil society, which is essential to improving the country’s implementation of its OSCE commitments," Targay said in a statement posted on the OSCE office’s website. "I am looking forward to supporting the government and civil society members in their efforts in all three OSCE dimensions."
Prior to his appointment, Targay served as the Turkish ambassador to the Czech Republic. A career diplomat, he has served in a number of posts, including in Switzerland, Syria, Canada, Germany and Greece. He was also Turkey's ambassador to Malaysia.
Targay succeeds Bilge Cankorel from Turkey, who left the Office in July.
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