Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres invited former German Chancellor Angela Merkel to become a high-level adviser to the UN structure. This was reported on Wednesday by the DPA agency, citing sources in the international organization.

According to them, Guterres sent a letter with a proposal to Merkel. The former German chancellor has not yet given an answer, but the UN is not sure that she will accept the offer, the agency notes.

Merkel served as Chancellor for 16 years. In 2018, she announced that she would not run for a fifth term. In 2021, she was replaced as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz.