President-elect Rene Preval meets Kirchner

(14 Mar 2006)
1. Pan right exterior government in Buenos Aires
2. Wide of Argentine president Nestor Kirchner and Rene Preval, president of Haiti, meeting inside government house
3. Medium shot of Preval and translator sitting inside government house hall talking to Kirchner
4. Pan left from close up of Kirchner listening to Preval talking
5. SOUNDBITE (French) Ren� Preval, president elect of Haiti
"I explained the situation to him (to President Nestor Kirchner). Most of all the need to extend the mission and of changing its orientation "
6. Wide of exterior of defence ministry
7. Pan right of Preval and committee meeting with Argentina Defence Minister Nilda Garr�
8. Pan nigh from close up of Preval to other member of Haitian committee
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Ren� Preval, president elect of Haiti
"Now that we have had the elections, we believe that we must adapt Minustah�s mission to the new reality."
10. Wide and pan of Preval and Nilda Garre walking by members of Argentinean forces
11. Wide of Nilda Garr� and Preval walking by members of the armed forces
12. Two shot of Nilda Garre and Ren� Preval walking towards interior of defence ministry building
STORYLINE:
President-elect Rene Preval of Haiti thanked Argentina on Monday for its role in a U.N. peacekeeping force that he wants to continue guaranteeing stability in the Caribbean island nation.
Preval came for talks with Argentine President Nestor Kirchner after attending the weekend inauguration of new Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
On Saturday, Preval stopped in Brazil, where President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva assured that the Brazilian troops leading the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti will stay as long as the Caribbean nation requests.
Brazil has led the U.N. force in Haiti since 2004 with key assistance from Argentina and other Latin American neighbours.
Preval says the peacekeepers are needed to guarantee public order while he reorganises the Haitian police and judicial systems many say are corrupt and inefficient.
The U.N. force includes a multi national contingent of 7,500 troops and 1,700 police officers and Argentina supplies about 450 troops and police.
Chile's new government also assured Preval that it would continue to support the force.

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