Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, considered for the Trump plan in Gaza, speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem on June 25, 2020. (Credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP)
Nickolay Mladenov's name surfaced as soon as Tony Blair was ruled out as the frontrunner to head Gaza's “Board of Peace.”Less controversial and more discreet, it is now nearly official that Mladenov, 53, a former U.N. Middle East envoy from Bulgaria, has been chosen by Washington to serve as the council’s representative.The transitional authority, chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump, would oversee a “technocratic and apolitical” committee of Palestinian officials tasked with governing Gaza instead of Hamas. Need the context? Tipped to be Gaza’s future governor, Tony Blair failed to convince Mladenov, known for maintaining working relations with both Palestinian and Israeli leaders during his previous mandate, also received the backing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His appointment reflects Washington’s...
Nickolay Mladenov's name surfaced as soon as Tony Blair was ruled out as the frontrunner to head Gaza's “Board of Peace.”Less controversial and more discreet, it is now nearly official that Mladenov, 53, a former U.N. Middle East envoy from Bulgaria, has been chosen by Washington to serve as the council’s representative.The transitional authority, chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump, would oversee a “technocratic and apolitical” committee of Palestinian officials tasked with governing Gaza instead of Hamas. Need the context? Tipped to be Gaza’s future governor, Tony Blair failed to convince Mladenov, known for maintaining working relations with both Palestinian and Israeli leaders during his previous mandate, also received the backing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His appointment reflects...
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