German diplomat says his visit to the russian foreign ninistry is not related to the wiretapping scandal
Kyiv • UNN
The German ambassador's visit to the russian foreign ninistry was planned before the intercepted conversation between the German officers was made public and was not related to the wiretapping scandal.
German Ambassador to russia Alexander Graf Lambsdorff said that his visit to the russian foreign ministry was not related to the scandal of wiretapping of German officers. This was reported by DW, UNN .
Details
According to the ambassador, he held talks on bilateral issues at the Foreign Ministry and emphasized that it was not a call.
There was an invitation to discuss various bilateral issues
He would not comment on the specific content of his conversation at the russian ministry, but emphasized that the meeting was scheduled before the intercepted conversation was made public.
It is noted that the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin also made it clear that this was not a challenge, but a long-planned meeting.
Addendum
Earlier, the russian media reported that German Ambassador to russia Alexander Graf Lambsdorff was summoned to the russian foreign ministry because of the recently published recordings of a conversation between German Air Force officers.
Recall
The German Ministry of Defense said that the intercepted internal conversation of the Air Force officers was genuine.