On August 4, the newly appointed German ambassador to Azerbaijan Pyer Christoph Shtankina arrived in Baku, Trend reports with reference to German Embassy in Azerbaijan.
Today, he was introduced to the employees of the diplomatic mission. And in the second half of the day, the new ambassador will meet with Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov and submit the copy of the credential about his appointment.
Besides, the meeting is planned to focus on the future development of the bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Germany.
One of these days, the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev will receive the new ambassador, the same source told.
Shtankina substitutes Detlef Lengeman in this position, who completed his diplomatic mission in May.