(7 May 2005)
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1. Presidential plane on tarmac
2. US President George W Bush leaves plane accompanied by Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
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3. Activist spraying peace sign
4. Close-up anti-Bush stickers
5. SOUNDBITE (English): Janis Ulme, environmental activist:
"Most people see him as terrorist number one, firstly due to the war in Iraq."
6. US and Latvian flags with cathedral in background
7. Mid shot security on the way to airport
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8. Security boat
9. Exterior of Radisson SAS hotel where Bush is expected to be staying, with hotel fenced off
10. Car being checked with metal detector
11. Security guards by fence
12. Fencing being installed in the Old town
13. SOUNDBITE (English): Voxpop
"Latvia is spending so much money because Bush is flying to Latvia - not visiting Latvia."
14. Mid shot anti-Bush posters lying in restaurant's window
15. Mid shot restaurant windows with anti-Bush posters
STORYLINE:
US President George W Bush arrived in Latvia on Friday for meetings with Baltic leaders who hope that his visit will boost their demands that Russia denounce the 50-year Soviet occupation of their countries.
Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga met Bush at Riga's airport.
Bush is expected to make a keynote speech on democracy and pay homage to Latvia's struggle for independence on Saturday.
Security was tight in the Latvian capital's central district ahead of Bush's visit. The area around the hotel where he's expected to stay was sealed off to members of the public.
Large parts of the town centre were also being fenced off.
Many locals are not in favour of the visit. One said the capital was paying a huge price in security measures for the visit. Another - an environmental protestor - criticised the Bush's stance towards Iraq and the US invasion.
On Saturday, Bush will meet the leaders of the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, when he'll answer questions about an American visa policy that makes it difficult for central and eastern Europeans to travel to the United States.
On Sunday, he visits the Netherlands, where he's deeply unpopular because of his decision to go to war in Iraq - and later because of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal and the indefinite detention of suspected militants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Bush will be in Moscow on Monday to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two.
Out of the three Baltic states, only Latvia is sending representatives to the ceremony in Moscow.
Estonia and Lithuania will not send representatives in protest that liberation from the Nazis marked the beginning of Soviet occupation.
All three counties, which are now members of the European Union and NATO, want Moscow to apologise for the occupation.
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