“I arrived here, really feeling great sympathy for this country, its people and culture,” the diplomat said in a video message posted on the page of the German embassy in Russia on Facebook.

He also expressed readiness to contribute to multilateral cooperation between the two countries.

“I am pleased to join the multifaceted German-Russian relations. I look forward to this with great interest. I am looking forward to meeting many people who are doing everything to strengthen this relationship and for the diversity of our cooperation, ”the German ambassador emphasized.

In late May, Der Spiegel reported on Germany’s plans to change the summer ambassador in Moscow.

At the same time, Geir was named as the main candidate, who previously held the post of deputy head of German intelligence and repeatedly visited Moscow to participate in the negotiations.