ATHENS, Oct 13 (AFP) - Yannis Korantis, a career diplomat currently serving as ambassador to Belgium, has been named head of Greek intelligence and will take up his new post next month, Public Order Minister Georges Voulgarakis announced Wednesday.
Korantis, 56, succeeds Pavlos Apostolidis, himself a former ambassador who led the EYP intelligence service for six years.
He served in several diplomatic posts, including Belgrade, Washington, Strasbourg, Saudi Arabia and Brussels.