Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has been officially named as a Middle East envoy hours after being replaced by new UK leader Gordon Brown. But the move has not been met with universal approval.
Mr Blair is to become the official negotiator for the Middle East Quartet partners - the European Union, Russia, the UN and the US - it was confirmed on Wednesday (27 June), with his mission set to start in the next few weeks in new offices in Jerusalem.
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