U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (2nd L) sits at the table with Prime Ministers of Albania Sali Berisha (opposite Sanader), Macedonia Vlado Buckovski (opposite Cheney) and Croatia Ivo Sanader (2nd R in red tie) during a meeting with three Balkan NATO candidates in Dubrovnik May 7, 2006. Cheney lent U.S. support on Sunday to three Balkan nations seeking to join NATO and the European Union as he wrapped up a tour of ex-communist states dominated by his criticism of Russia. REUTERS/Damir Sencar