(14 Feb 2007) SHOTLIST
AP TELEVISION
Washington, DC
1. Tony Snow White House Press Secretary entering press briefing
2. Mid shot of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary
"Let me begin with a statement by the President. I am pleased with the agreements reached today at the Six Party talks in Beijing. These talks represent the best opportunity to use diplomacy to address North Korea's nuclear programs. They reflect the common commitment of the participants to a Korean peninsula that is free of nuclear weapons."
4. Pan from Medium shot of reporters to Tony Snow
DoS TV
Washington, DC
5. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice entering news conference
6. Journalists asking questions
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State
"This is still the first quarter, there is still a lot of time to go on the clock, but the Six Parties have now taken a promising step in the right direction."
8. Close up of a journalist asking questions
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State
"Because the disabling of these facilities is a sign that the North Koreas may in fact be ready to make a strategic choice, I will not take it as a complete sign until we've seen that disablement, but obviously disablement is an important step forward."
10. Mid of journalist asking questions
AP TELEVISION
Luxembourg
13. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) walking into news conference
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
"This is a first part of a process. The agency will be asked to monitor the closure of facilities at Yongbyon, and we will be happy to do that, I obviously will have to consult with our board, but I am sure that our board will support and encourage the agency to go back to North Korea, and work with the North Korean authorities to ensure that at the end of the day all nuclear activities in Korea are for peaceful purposes."
15. ElBaradei leaving
AP TELEVISION
Berlin, Germany
16. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier walking into news conference, standing at podium
17. Media
18. SOUNDBITE: (German) Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Foreign Minister
"With today's agreement hopefully the beginning of the solution to one of the most difficult nuclear disputes international diplomacy has had to deal with in past years has been accomplished. The implementation of the Beijing agreement therefore will not only be a contribution to regional peace and stability, it will also be an important signal for worldwide (nuclear) containment. We hope that the signal this sends will not only be noticed, but also taken up in other capitals."
19. Steinmeier walking away
STORYLINE:
A landmark nuclear agreement reached Tuesday with North Korea was welcomed on Tuesday by the US, Germany - which currently holds the European Union presidency - and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
US President George W. Bush called the agreement "the best opportunity" for diplomacy to succeed in ridding the Pyongyang government of all atomic weapons and capabilities.
In a statement read by his press secretary Tony Snow, the president said he was pleased with the agreements reached today in Beijing.
Under the first phase of the agreement announced in Beijing, North Korea would be required to shut down its main nuclear reactor and allow UN inspectors back into the country within 60 days.
In return, it will receive aid equal to 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil.
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