Bush and Putin's first meeting, handshake, soundbites.

(16 Jun 2001)
Ljubljana
1. U-S Plane on tarmac
2. U-S President George Bush and wife Laura waving from plane door
3. Bush and guard of honour, with Slovenian President Milan Kucan (in red tie)
4. Bush looking around
5. Russian plane taxiing
6. Russian President Vladimir Putin coming down plane steps, shakes hands with Kucan
7. Putin walking with Kucan
Brdo
8. Exterior Brdo Castle
9. Putin and Bush come out, shake hands
10. Kucan and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek
11. Bush and Putin
12. Interior - Bush and Putin in first round of talks
13. Bush, zoom out
14. Putin smiles
Brdo
15. People in traditional dress
16. Laura Bush and Stefka Kucan, Slovenian First Lady walking round
17. UPSOUND: (English) Laura Bush, U-S First Lady
"I really like it, it's a beautiful, beautiful place. I've had a wonderful day."
18. Various Laura Bush and Stefka Kucan walking
Brdo
19. Interior - American and Russian delegations in second round of talks
20. Pan out from U-S President George W. Bush
21. Russian President Vladimir Putin, pan to wide
22. Putin and Bush arrive at presser
23. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, U-S President
"We have a unique opportunity to address the true threats of the 21st century. Together we have a great moment during our tenures to cast aside the suspicions and doubts that used to plague our nations. And I'm committed to do so. I said it in Poland and I'll say it again. Russia is not the enemy of the United States. As a matter of fact, after our meeting today I'm convinced it can be a strong partner and friend, more so than people could imagine."
24. Wide shot presser
25. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, U-S President
"Our relationship is larger than just security relationships. It's bigger than figuring out how to deal with the ABM treaty. It's much bigger than that. It deals with two leaders who share values."
26. Cutaway
27. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President
"As for the problem of nuclear weapon destruction. The official Russian position is known, I don't need to waste time going through it again. We believe that the 1972 ABM treaty is the cornerstone of the modern architecture of security. We proceed from the premise that there are elements that unite us with our partners in the United States."
28. Bush watching Putin talk
29. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President
"Taking into account the fact that the United States and Russia are like no other country in the world, especially in the fields of nuclear weaponry and weaponry of mass destruction. So on our side we have the unique responsibility to work together for stable security, to construct a new world peace. All this presupposes a firm, two sided and international cooperation for the strengthening of security of the 21st century. Any unilateral actions can only make more complicated the solutions to various problems and issues."
30. Slovenian President Milan Kucan (red tie), Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek (bald, on left)
31. Bush and Putin shake hands, leave podium
Ljubljana
32. Putin walking towards plane
33. Putin walking up plane steps, turns and waves
34. Plane taxiing away
35. Bush walking with Kucan to plane
36. Various Bush and Laura waving from plane door
37. Bush and Laura get onto plane
38. Plane moving away
STORYLINE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin held his first face to face meeting with U-S President George W Bush.
Both leaders said they had spoken warmly and openly on diverse issues.
Bush focused on the positive, announcing that Putin will visit Bush's ranch in Texas for an autumn summit.

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