Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France Agnes Von Der Muhll Tuesday said Paris has postponed the joint meeting of the foreign and defense ministers of France and Russia for an indefinite period, DW reports.

During a press conference, the spokesperson said it has been decided to postpone the session of the France-Russia Security Cooperation Council, taking into consideration the current circumstances. However, the spokesperson failed to provide details about the reason for postponement, but added that there has been a conversation with the Russian side.

According to news agencies, the meeting was supposed to take place on September 14. The French haven’t offered a new date.

Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had stressed that the European Union must develop a general response to the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and head of the Foreign Policy Committee of the German Bundestag Norbert Rotgen had stated that Germany and France need to stop working single-handedly in their relations with Russia. Commenting on the discussion on possible sanctions against the Russian Federation following Navalny’s poisoning, he declared that a common European strategy against Russia may arise only if Germany and France renounce their single-handed efforts in this direction.