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Meeting with foreign dignitaries is only part of the high representative's task (Photo: Kremlin.ru)

EU foreign minister has 'impossible' task ahead

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

The tasks of the proposed new EU foreign minister look relatively clear-cut and powerful on paper but analysts and politicians in Brussels suggest the person will need to be superhuman to manage all that is foreseen under the Lisbon Treaty.

Formally known as the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the beefed-up position puts foreign policy clout and the financial means to implement it into the hands of one person.

Until now, the two strands ha...

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Meeting with foreign dignitaries is only part of the high representative's task (Photo: Kremlin.ru)

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