NATO Secretary-General abruptly cancels visit to Berlin

June 09, 2022 / 11:48 PM

Sharjah 24 – KUNA: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, called off a visit to the German capital, Berlin, which was scheduled for today, Thursday, said German Defense Ministry.

In a statement Thursday, the ministry noted that the Secretary-General of NATO had "suddenly" canceled a scheduled visit to Berlin, without providing any reasons.

According to the German government, Stoltenberg's visit was scheduled to meet today with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Christiane Lambrecht to discuss the war in Ukraine and preparations for the NATO summit between June 28-30 in Madrid.