President Stevo Pendarovski, as part of his working visit to Belgium, met in Brussels with the President of the Senate of the Belgian Parliament, Stephanie D’Hose. At the meeting, opinions were exchanged on the overall bilateral relations between the two countries, the press service of the head of state announced. President Pendarovski, as indicated, assessed that the two countries foster open and constructive cooperation and thanked for the support of Macedonian aspirations for membership in the European Union and expressed confidence that the support will continue during the Belgian presidency of the EU in the first half of the next year.