The new head of the NATO Information Centre in Moscow will arrive in Russia in December, a popular Russian daily said on Tuesday.
NATO Secretary General appointed Robert Pszczel to the post last Friday.
Vremya Novostei describes the official, who earlier worked in the press service of NATO headquarters in Brussels, as a person who "not only speaks good Russian and follows closely Russian-related topics, but also demonstrates impartiality and goodwill in issues of Russian-NATO relations."
Russia's envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, said Pszczel has already received accreditation to work in Russia.
The NATO Information Centre in Moscow, inaugurated in 2001, provides information on the alliance and its relations with Russia to the Russian public.
Russia's Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of the previous director, Canadian Embassy attache Isabelle Francois, and a second bureau official, Canadian Embassy attache Mark Opgenorth, in 2009, in retaliation for a similar step by NATO.
MOSCOW, November 9 (RIA Novosti)
