Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump is set to welcome Romanian President Klaus Iohannis to the White House for bilateral meetings on Tuesday.

The two leaders are expected to discuss defense, energy and law enforcement cooperation between the two nations, according to a senior administration official briefing reporters on a conference call ahead of the visit. They will also celebrate the 30th anniversary of the end of communism and the 15th anniversary of the country's membership in NATO.

Iohannis previously visited Trump at the White House in June 2017. They held a news conference in the Rose Garden at the time, but it's unlikely the two will address the press in a formal setting on Tuesday.

The visit is one in series of meetings between Trump and Central European leaders. A second senior official noted that Trump has met with leaders from "almost every country in that region" and that he "wants to show the importance of central Europe to the United States as allies and security partners and business and commercial partners."

Tuesday's visit comes days before Trump travels to France for the G7 summit where he will meet with other world leaders to discuss a host of global issues. Next month, he will travel to Denmark and Poland.

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