(13 Sep 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Acting South Korean Foreign Minister Shin Kak-soo shaking hands with US special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth
2. Various shots of bilateral meeting
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Stephen Bosworth, US special envoy for North Korea:
"In the meantime, this is a very important stop. We have tried to be as totally supportive of South Korea in these difficult times, and that of course will not change. And now as we try to put together a strategy for the, future it's, I think, quite natural that we start by talking to you here in Seoul."
4. Mid of meeting
5. Close-up of US Ambassador to the Six-Party talks, Sung Kim
6. Pan of meeting
7. Mid of South Korean peace activists rally denouncing the South Korean government and Bosworth for hostile policies on North Korea
8. Close-up of activist
9. Close-up of a sign reading (English) "6-Party-Talk Should Start"
10. Mid of protesters
11. Line of police blocking an anti-North Korea activist from approaching peace activist rally
12. Police removing an anti-North Korea activist from peace activist rally
13. Tilt-down to rally
STORYLINE
The US special envoy for North Korea met with officials in Seoul on Monday during a visit aimed at restarting the deadlocked negotiations over North Korea's nuclear programme.
Stephen Bosworth flew to South Korea on Sunday for a three-day trip focusing on restarting six-nation nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea.
North Korea pulled out of the talks last year to protest international criticism of its long-range rocket launch.
Prospects for restarting the talks were further undermined following the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, which killed 46 sailors. North Korea flatly denies attacking the vessel and has warned any punishment would trigger war.
On Monday Bosworth met with acting South Korean Foreign Minister Shin Kak-soo and other presidential officials.
"This is a very important stop," Bosworth told Shin.
"Now as we try to put together a strategy for the future, it's, I think, quite natural that we start by talking to you here in Seoul."
He is to travel on to Japan and China later this week.
Around a dozen peace activists gathered outside the South Korean foreign ministry building to protest at what they say are hostile policies towards the North by the South Korean government and the US.
They called for the resumption of the Six-Party talks.
Opponents of North Korea attempted to approach the peace activists, but were blocked by police.
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