A Macedonian government jet carrying Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski back from talks in Strasbourg has made an emergency landing in Zurich after suffering decompression in the air, officials said.

Government spokesman Aleksandar Gjorgjiev told the Associated Press that nobody on the Learjet was injured, and the cause of the problem is being investigated.

He said people on board reported hearing a loud noise before the decompression occurred. The pilot descended to a lower altitude and requested to land at the nearest airport, which was Zurich.

Mr Gruevski flew to Strasbourg on Tuesday for talks with left wing opposition leader Zoran Zaev, in an attempt to resolve one of the country's deepest political crises since its independence in 1991.

The talks were monitored by several European Parliament and Commission members.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.