NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg canceled a visit to Berlin, during which a meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz was scheduled, the reasons were not named, the press service of the German Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

The NATO Secretary General informed that he unexpectedly canceled his visit to Berlin, the agency said.

In the announcement of Chancellor Scholz's events about an hour ago, a briefing with Stoltenberg was mentioned, which was supposed to take place in Berlin at 12:00. In addition to Scholz, the program of the NATO Secretary General's visit also included a meeting with German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht.