Bush meets Yemeni president at White House

(2 May 2007) SHOTLIST
1. Set up shot of Bush and Saleh
2. SOUNDBITE: (English/ Arabic translation) George W. Bush, U.S. President:
"We spent a lot of time talking about our mutual desire to bring radicals and murderers to justice. And I thank the president for his strong support in this war against extremists and terrorists."
3. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic/ English translation) Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen:
"I'm very pleased by the limitless support by President Bush and the United States for Yemen in the field of combating terror. Yemen is an essential partner with the United States of America and the international community."
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic/ English translation) Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen:
"Of course, you will be in history if you can be successful in establishing the independent Palestinian state before leaving the White House."
5. End shot of Bush and Saleh
STORYLINE:
U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday praised the president of Yemen for his support of America in what the US has labelled the global war on terrorism.
"We spent a lot of time talking about our mutual desire to bring radicals and murderers to justice," Bush said during a photo opportunity following their meeting at the White House.
"I thank the president for his strong support in this war against extremists and terrorists," he added.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said the two discussed a number of issues in the Middle East region, as well as Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
"Yemen is an essential partner of the United States of America and the international community in combating terror," Saleh told reporters.
Saleh also stressed support for Bush's position on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, side by side with the state of Israel.
"You will be in history if you can be successful in establishing the independent Palestinian state before leaving the White House," he said.

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