WRAP Bush arrives, joint presser with Yushchenko, meets Yanukovych

(1 Apr 2008)
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1. US President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, emerging from plane, waving
2. Mid of vehicle waiting
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3. Bush and his wife being greeted by officials
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4. Wide of the guard of honour in front of Ukrainian presidential administration building
5. Mid of Bush and Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko standing
6. Wide of guard of honour, red carpet
7. Various of Bush and Yushchenko walking on the red carpet
8. Bush and Yushchenko shaking hands
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9. Wide of US president George W Bush and Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko walking in to news conference
10. SOUNDBITE: (Ukrainian) Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian president:
"In my opinion, there are no alternatives to the idea of collective security and I believe that collective responsibility for security policy, or defence policy, is the best response to the challenges that currently exist in society and in the international system. We received full support from the US in Ukraine's plan to join the MAP and I am sure that we will receive a positive signal in Bucharest, and that's the spirit that we are going there with.''
11. Cutaway of assembled media
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12. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US president: ++INCLUDES CUTAWAYS++
"Ukraine is the only non-NATO nation supporting every NATO mission. In Afghanistan and in Iraq Ukrainian troops are helping to support young democracies. In Kosovo, Ukrainians are helping keep the peace. Ukraine now seeks to deepen its cooperation with the NATO alliance with the membership action plan. Your nation has made a bold decision and the United States strongly supports your request. In Bucharest this week, I will continue to make America's position clear: we support MAP for Ukraine and Georgia.''
13. Wide of Bush and Yushchenko
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14. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US president ++INCLUDES CUTWAY++:
"This is an interesting debate which is taking place but every nation has told me Russia will not have a veto over what happens in Bucharest. I take their word for it, and that's the right policy to have. I am going to work as hard as I can to see to it that Ukraine and Georgia are accepted into MAP. I think it's in our interests as NATO members and I think it's in Ukrainian and Georgian interests as well.''
15. Bush and Yushchenko clasping hands
16. Wide of news conference
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17. Bush and Yushchenko in meeting
18. Mid of Yushchenko
19. Mid of Bush
20. Bush and Yushchenko shaking hands
21. Various of Bush and Yushchenko in meeting
22. Various of Bush sitting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice waiting for Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych
23. Bush meeting Yanukovych
STORYLINE:
US President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that he will work "as hard as I can" to help Ukraine join NATO and declared that Russia will not be able to veto former Soviet states joining the trans-Atlantic military alliance.
"Your nation has made a bold decision and the United States strongly supports your request," Bush told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko after talks at the Presidential Secretariat in Kiev.
Bush praised Ukraine's democratic and military reforms, and noted that Ukraine "is the only non-NATO nation supporting every NATO mission."
Yushchenko said he was confident the summit would further the process.
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