Skopje, 4 November 2022 (MIA) – President Stevo Pendarovski met Friday with Carin Jämtin, Director-General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), discussing the agency’s activities in North Macedonia, realized and current projects, as well as plans within the regional strategy for the Western Balkans throughout the seven-year programming period that started in 2021. Pendarovski thanked Jämtin for the support by the Kingdom of Sweden through SIDA to the enhancement of reform processes in North Macedonia, towards the country’s EU integration progress, the President’s Office said in a press release. Pendarovski highlighted the importance of development support in the fields of energy, environment, local economic development, but also projects related to protection of human rights and democratic development, with a focus on gender issues, minority groups and anti-corruption policies.