Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is going to visit Skopje next week, the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Thursday. According to Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, it would be a regular visit, part of the ongoing communication between Skopje and Brussels.

Ms. Ashton’s visit to Skopje, only a week after EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule’s visit, is said to be related to Mediator Matthew Nimetz’s latest proposal in the name issue talks between Macedonia and Greece.