On 27 November 2012, Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus and Chair of the EU General Affairs Council on Enlargement, visits the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as part of a series of visits to EU candidate and potential candidate countries. During her visit, she attends various meetings to discuss the country’s potential accession to the EU and to highlight the importance of developing good neighbourly relations in line with the EU’s position.