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Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, right, speaks to Vice President Dick Cheney, center right, Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, center left, and Macedonian Prime MInister Vlado Buckovski, left, during a multilateral meeting of the Adriatic Charter countries, Sunday, May 7, 2006 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, right, speaks to Vice President Dick Cheney, center right, Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, center left, and Macedonian Prime MInister Vlado Buckovski, left, during a multilateral meeting of the Adriatic Charter countries, Sunday, May 7, 2006 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Blue sky and the blue water of the Adriatic Sea frame the rocky coastline and ancient walls of the medieval city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, the last stop on Vice President Dick Cheney's five-day, three-country trip. While in Dubrovnik, the Vice President will participate in meetings with Croatian officials and leaders from Albania and Macedonia to discuss the countries' aspirations to become members of the transatlantic community through integration into NATO and the European Union. Vice President Dick Cheney looks out over the Adriatic Sea, Saturday, May 6, 2006 from the medieval city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
A light rain falls onto the Placa, or main street, of the Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 7, 2006. The medieval era city is host for a meeting of the Adriatic Charter, an alliance between the countries of Croatia, Macedonia and Albania. Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney are guided on a tour of the Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia, Saturday, May 6, 2006. During a two-day visit to Dubrovnik the Vice President will meet with Croatian officials and leaders from Albania and Macedonia.
Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney stand inside the atrium of the Rector's Palace, a Gothic-style monument constructed in 1435 upon the foundations of a structure dating back to the middle ages, during a tour of the Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia, Saturday, May 6, 2006. A solitary sailboat drifts along the Adriatic coast below the city wall of the Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia, Saturday, May 6, 2006.
Vice President Dick Cheney and Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader address the media, Saturday, May 6, 2006. Describing U.S. - Croatian relations the Vice President said, "It's a very important developing relationship that the United States has with Croatia. I think all Americans have been tremendously impressed with how far Croatia has come since the last few years. We are strongly supportive of Croatia becoming a full member of the transatlantic community -- both in terms of working with NATO and the European Community." Vice President Dick Cheney, right, talks with his advisors, Sunday, May 7, 2006 prior to participating in a meeting with the Adriatic Charter countries of Croatia, Albania and Macedonia in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Vice President Dick Cheney greets Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski, background left, as Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, foreground left, shakes hands with Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, Sunday, May 7, 2006, before a meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Vice President Dick Cheney stands with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, left, Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, center right, and Macedonian Prime MInister Vlado Buckovski, right, during a multilateral meeting of the Adriatic Charter countries, Sunday, May 7, 2006 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, right, speaks to Vice President Dick Cheney, center right, Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, center left, and Macedonian Prime MInister Vlado Buckovski, left, during a multilateral meeting of the Adriatic Charter countries, Sunday, May 7, 2006 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Flags of Croatia, Macedonia, Albania and the U.S. provide a colorful background as delegates from the Adriatic Charter countries meet to discuss regional issues as well as their joint aspirations for admittance into NATO and the European Community, Sunday, May 7, 2006.
Vice President Dick Cheney listens during a meeting of the Adriatic Charter, Sunday, May 7, 2006 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The Vice President attended the meetings to gauge the progress being made by Croatia, Macedonia and Albania as they move forward in their joint aspirations for admittance into the transatlantic community through membership in NATO and the European Community. Before departing Dubrovnik, Croatia to return to the U.S., Vice President Dick Cheney participates in an interview with Kelly O'Donnell of NBC News, Sunday, May 7, 2006. During the interview the Vice President discussed issues ranging from relations with Russia to his role in U.S. politics and policy making.

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