WRAP Bush arrives in Lima, meets Toledo at palace

(24 Mar 2002)
Lima - March 23, 2002
1. Wide Air Force One on runway, with ceremonial welcome in foreground
2. Wide of plane taxiing
3. Wide of U.S. flag
4. U.S President George W. Bush and his wife Laura - US First Lady - wave from top of steps
5. Various of Bush and wife greeting Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo and wife
6. US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on airport runway
7. Bush and Toledo walking on red carpet
Lima - March 23, 2002
8. Various of Bush motorcade arriving at the Presidential Palace in Lima
9. Bush greeted by Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo
10. Honour guard during welcoming ceremony - Bush and Toledo looking on
11. Various of Bush and Toledo waving to crowd
12. Bush and Toledo walk up red carpet together
13. Bush and Toledo pose for cameras before walking inside the Presidential Palace
14. Various of Bush and Toledo walking inside the Presidential Palace
STORYLINE:
U-S President George W. Bush made the first visit by an American head of state to Peru on Saturday, extending a hand to the terror-shaken nation as embattled leader Alejandro Toledo grapples with reawakened fears of guerrilla violence.
Bush arrived under heavy security, three days after a car bombing near the U-S Embassy killed nine people and embarrassed the government.
After visiting the U-S ambassador's residence, Bush was greeted at the massive Presidential Palace by Toledo, a colourful honour guard and hundreds of spectators waving U-S and Peruvian flags.
Bush wrapped his arm around Toledo's back, grinned for photographers and then sat down to private talks on terrorism and trade.
For his first trip to South America, Bush chose Peru to highlight the democracy that last year followed the hard-line government of former President Alberto Fujimori.
Bush planned to use his meetings with Toledo and the leaders of Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador to advocate extending the Andean Trade Preferences Act, which sets special tariff treatment for imports from those countries.
The legislation is pending in the U-S Senate.

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