Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde is paying Monday an official visit to Macedonia and is set to meet with Macedonian counterpart Nikola Dimitrov.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Linde will also hold meetings with President Stevo Pendarovski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Radmila Sekerinska Jankovska and Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs Bujar Osmani.

At the meetings, they are expected to exchange views on domestic developments, reform agenda and next steps related to Macedonia’s European perspective after the October European Council, regional dynamics and other current international issues, as well as overall bilateral relations and cooperation between Macedonia and Sweden, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.