(6 Nov 2007) SHOTLIST
AP Television
White House, Washington D.C
1. George W. Bush, US President and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister shaking hands
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"What the Turkish people need to come away from this meeting is that one the Prime Minister impressed upon me the seriousness of the problem and I understand it, two, he expects there to be action and I agree, and he's taken some steps along those lines."
3. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister:
"As you know on the 17 October the Turkish parliament, overwhelmingly - almost every single member of the Turkish parliament, gave the authority to our government to carry out a cross-border military operation if necessary."
4. Various of demonstrators outside White House shouting, UPSOUND: (English) "Long live Kurdistan" and "Peace yes, war no."
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Fatimah Sandi, Kurdish protestor:
"We just want dialogue, we just don't feel that a military incursion is right for this situation. We feel that Turkey is taking advantage of its military power, using it to intimidate the Kurds."
Pool
Washington, DC
6. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister:
"Turkey expects from the United States and the central Iraqi government concrete and urgent steps that will put a final end to PKK terrorism emanating from northern Iraq. In this context our government will continue to take necessary measures in fighting against the separatist terrorist organisation."
7. Erdogan listening to question and walking up to podium
8. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister:
"Our aim, our sole aim here is the PKK terrorist organisation based in northern Iraq. This must be well understood by all of the international community as Turkey takes steps to protect its legitimate right of defence. Turkey is ready to take steps jointly with the United States."
AP Television
New York
9. Various of Pro-Kurdish demonstration outside United Nations (UN) headquarters
AP Television
Istanbul, Turkey
10. Various of people inside cafe watching watching US President George W. Bush and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on television
11. Close up of television showing Erdogan
12. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Vox Pop, Hakan Agdin, local resident:
"Tayyip says something and Bush says something else - talking about technology which is besides the point - they are not going to take any step forward. Everything was already decided before the meeting. This was just playing with the media and delaying our people in my opinion."
13. Various of caf�
STORYLINE
President Bush pledged on Monday to help Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan fight Kurdish rebels, declaring them "an enemy of Turkey, a free Iraq and the United States."
In an Oval Office session, Bush offered intelligence sharing to help combat separatists guerilla fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.
Bush also said top military figures from the United States and Turkey would be in more regular contact in an effort to track the movement of the fighters.
Following the meeting, Bush said in a joint press conference in the White House that he understood how problematic the situation was for Turkey.
"What the Turkish people need to come away from this meeting is that one the Prime Minister impressed upon me the seriousness of the problem and I understand it, two, he expects there to be action and I agree, and he's taken some steps along those lines," he said.
The skirmishes were the latest in a conflict that has seen nearly 40,000 people killed.
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