Alvaro de Soto’s appointments, during a 25-year career with the UN, have included Secretary-General’s Personal Representative for the Central American Peace Process, Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, and Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.

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Accord Issue 19: Incentives, sanctions and conditionality

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