Enrique Mora Benavente (born October 15, 1958, in Córdoba)[citation needed] is a Spanish diplomat who has been serving as the Chief of Staff of Josep Borrell, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union[1] and as deputy secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS).
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Career
editA former member of the Spanish diplomatic service, Mora has been posted in Beirut, Cyprus and Helsinki, among others.[citation needed]
Since 2021, Mora has been the European Union envoy coordinating talks with Iran on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).[2] In August 2021, he represented the EU at the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi as President of Iran.[3] Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi had previously urged Mora in a letter not to attend the inauguration ceremony and had warned him of "legitimizing a regime which, among many acts of violence against Iran’s people, engaged in a brutal crackdown against peaceful demonstrators in November 2019".[4]
Mora is the author of several papers about the Balkan wars[5] and crisis management.[citation needed]
Other activities
edit- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[6]
References
edit- ^ "SDA News & Views" (PDF). Security and Defence Agenda. Summer 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mark Heinrich (12 October 2021), EU coordinator of nuclear talks to visit Iran -Iranian foreign ministry Reuters.
- ^ Jacopo Barigazzi (3 August 2021), EU to send senior official to inauguration of Iranian president Politico Europe.
- ^ Letter of Narges Mohammadi to Enrique Mora, 4 August 2021
- ^ Mora Benavente, Enrique. "Intervención militar y gestión de crisis en los Balcanes" (PDF). Afers Internacionals (in Spanish) (49). Fundanció CIDOB: 89–104. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
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