This was reported by the official representative of the German government Ulrike Demmer.

"The Chancellor invited the Prime Minister to visit Berlin soon, the Prime Minister accepted the invitation," she wrote in her Twitter account.

During the conversation, the heads of government of Britain and Germany discussed the upcoming brexit, as well as bilateral relations.

Merkel congratulated Johnson on his election to a new position and wished him success as prime minister.

Earlier, Johnson promised to obtain a new agreement on the withdrawal of Britain from the EU and enter into a new partnership with European countries.

On July 24, Johnson officially took office as head of the British Cabinet after meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

The head of the Center for British Studies at the Institute of Europe, RAS, Elena Ananyeva, in an interview with the NNS, expressed the view that there would be no drastic policy changes regarding Russia with the election of Johnson.