Berlin, Aug 3, IRNA -- Germany's top nuclear negotiator in Iran-powers talks Hans-Dieter Lucas will become his country's NATO ambassador in Brussels, according to news reports.

The 55-year-old Lucas was the political director at the German foreign ministry since June 2011 and was representing the German side at the P5 plus 1 nuclear talks (the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and
Germany) wiith Iran for the past four years.

As part of the reshuffling of top posts at the German foreign ministry, Lucas will be replaced by Andreas Michaelis who is his country's ambassador Tel Aviv.

By IRNA