BRUSSELS, June 29 (Xinhuanet) -- European Union (EU) leaders Tuesday appointed Javier Solana as the European Council's secretary-general, high representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, for an additional period of five years taking effect from October 18.

    At a special summit Tuesday night, the leaders said that they expect him to become Europe's first foreign minister when an EU constitution agreed upon this month comes into force, possibly in 2007. Enditem