Prague - US President Barack Obama and leaders of the European Union are scheduled to meet at a summit in Prague on April 5, EU presidency spokeswoman Michaela Jelinkova confirmed Monday.

The Czech Republic, which holds a rotating presidency of the 27- member bloc until June 30, has been pressing the US leader to visit Prague during his April European trip, during which he is to attend a NATO summit held jointly in France and Germany.

The Czech center-right government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek is waiting for Obama's announcement on the fate of US plans to build missile defence bases in new EU members, the Czech Republic and Poland, a project pushed by the previous administration of George W Bush. (dpa)