Sanader may meet with Obama at the end of March

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Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader could be the first Croatian official to meet with US President Barack Obama.
A meeting between them might take place at the end of March, according to the daily "Vecernji list."
Obama has allegedly been very surprised by Slovenia's behaviour towards Croatia in blocking its EU accession negotiations and delaying its entry into NATO.
The newspaper has reported that US and Slovene officials recently discussed those issues in Ljubljana.
The Slovene Parliament ratified the protocol on Croatia's accession to NATO on 9 February, and the US government expects to receive the relevant documents this month.
An Obama-Sanader meeting would promote American-Croatian friendship and Euro-Atlantic integration.
Obama reportedly wants to meet with Sanader and President Stjepan Mesic at NATO meetings in Strasbourg and Kiel on 3 and 4 April.