Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with highest state honors to Skopje on Monday.
Von der Leyen is paying an official visit to North Macedonia as her first stop on the Western Balkans tour.
The Macedonian delegation also includes First Deputy PM Artan Grubi, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Marichikj, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, Minister of Transport and Communications Blagoj Bochvarski, Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Kaja Shukova and Minister of Information Society and Administration Azir Aliu.