NATO Secretary General cancels visit to Germany due to health problems – Spiegel

He will meet with German officials online.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has canceled a visit to Berlin scheduled for Thursday, June 9, according to Der Spiegel .

“ Stoltenberg immediately informed the Federal Ministry of Defense. At first, nothing was known about the reasons. At NATO Headquarters, it was stated that the Secretary General was ill and had to spontaneously cancel the visit, “the German newspaper reported.

a visit, not a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht. They will be held online. They will discuss preparations for the NATO summit in Madrid in late June.

war in Ukraine on the security situation in the Euro-Atlantic area. According to the Ministry of Defense, the program also included the planned strengthening of NATO's eastern flank, a new NATO strategic concept and the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO.

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It will be recalled that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that Russia's war against Ukraine is likely to end at the negotiating table , as and all armed conflicts to it. The only question is when and under what conditions.

It was also reported that a new Strategic Concept will be approved at this month's Alliance summit, for the first time since 2010, namely < strong> Russia will be named the main threat in it .

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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