MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. The number of those who want to learn the Russian language in Germany is still high, Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev said in an interview with the Rossiyskaya Gazeta on Tuesday.

"The number of those who want to learn the Russian language is still high. Although, their number has probably somewhat decreased as compared with the period when we held cross Years of the Russia and German Languages," he said. "However, practically all federal states have schools and universities offering Russian classes. Language classes are available at the Russian House. The interest to the Russian language in Germany is high."

He also noted that the number of cases of the discrimination of Russians has decreased considerably. According to Nechayev, the embassy is making all possible efforts to protect their rights. "We set up an electronic hotline - a feedback channel, which received hundreds of messages about insults, dismissals, discrimination, threats and so on. We informed German law enforcement agencies, politicians, the mass media about cases of harassment, demanded such attacks be stopped," he said.

According to the Russian diplomat, civil initiatives on countering Russophobia have emerged in Germany. "The Russian embassy and consular missions are keeping a close eye on this topic," he added.